Malicious Code Injection in zain-rangginang93-pore Package
Summary
MAL-2025-98569: Malicious code in zain-rangginang93-pore (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The zain-rangginang93-pore package is part of the npm ecosystem and is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This package is designed to facilitate the automatic generation and publication of derivative packages, which can inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards. However, it has been identified as containing malicious code that compromises the integrity of the npm registry.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability originates from a malicious payload embedded within the zain-rangginang93-pore package. This payload modifies the package.json file by removing private flags, altering version numbers, and generating random package names, primarily themed around Indonesian culture. The package continuously republishes these variants, leading to pollution of the npm registry and potential exploitation of developers who unknowingly use these packages.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall zain-rangginang93-poreIf 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 avoid using the zain-rangginang93-pore package altogether and look for alternative packages that provide similar functionality without the associated risks.
Conclusion
The zain-rangginang93-pore package has been identified as containing malicious code that poses a significant risk to developers using npm. It is crucial to remove this package from your projects and monitor for any similar vulnerabilities using tools like Vulert.
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FAQ
It is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to automate the generation and publication of derivative packages.
The vulnerability can lead to the pollution of the npm registry and may compromise the integrity of your project by introducing malicious code.
You should uninstall the package immediately using the command: npm uninstall zain-rangginang93-pore.
Yes, 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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