Malicious Code Injection in wibowo-bubur13-breki Package
Summary
MAL-2025-76223: Malicious code in wibowo-bubur13-breki (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The wibowo-bubur13-breki package is part of the npm ecosystem, primarily used for JavaScript applications. It is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been linked to a series of malicious packages that flood the npm registry. These packages are designed to manipulate developer reputation scores by automatically generating and publishing derivative packages with randomized names.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the wibowo-bubur13-breki package stems from its malicious code that modifies the package.json file. This code removes private flags, alters version numbers, and generates random package names, leading to the continuous republishing of these variants. The origin of this issue is tied to the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which exploits npm's publishing system to inflate developer reputations. The ramifications include pollution of the npm registry and potential security risks for applications relying on these packages.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall wibowo-bubur13-brekiIf it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.
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Workaround
As a temporary workaround, you can remove the wibowo-bubur13-breki package from your project by executing: npm uninstall wibowo-bubur13-breki. This will prevent any malicious code from executing in your application.
Conclusion
The wibowo-bubur13-breki package contains malicious code that poses a significant risk to applications using it. It is crucial to update or remove this package to safeguard your project from potential vulnerabilities. Utilizing tools like Vulert can help monitor and alert you to such issues in real-time.
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FAQ
It is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to manipulate developer reputation scores.
The malicious code modifies your package.json file, potentially leading to security vulnerabilities and pollution of the npm registry.
You should update the package to a patched version or remove it entirely from your project.
You can use Vulert, which monitors and alerts for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time using just your package-lock.json file.
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