Critical Malicious Code Vulnerability in @verge-vcl-react/data-grid Package
Summary
MAL-2025-6142: Malicious code in @verge-vcl-react/data-grid (npm). Affects @verge-vcl-react/data-grid versions 0.0.1 – 1.1.2. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The @verge-vcl-react/data-grid package is a component library designed for building data grids in React applications. It provides various features such as sorting, filtering, and pagination to enhance user experience. However, this package has been identified to contain malicious code, posing significant security risks to any application utilizing it.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability originates from the presence of embedded malicious code within the @verge-vcl-react/data-grid package. This code can compromise any computer that has the package installed, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information such as secrets and keys. The malicious nature of this code means that simply removing the package may not eliminate all traces of the compromise, as full control of the affected system may have been granted to an external entity.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall @verge-vcl-react/data-gridIf 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 @verge-vcl-react/data-grid package in your application until a secure version is released. Consider using alternative data grid libraries that do not have known vulnerabilities.
Conclusion
The @verge-vcl-react/data-grid package contains malicious code that poses a serious security threat. Immediate action is required to remove the package and secure any compromised systems. Users are encouraged to utilize tools like Vulert for ongoing monitoring of vulnerabilities in their applications.
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FAQ
You should immediately remove the package from your project and rotate any secrets or keys stored on the affected computer.
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Currently, there is no specific patch available for the @verge-vcl-react/data-grid package. The best course of action is to remove the package entirely.
Failing to address this vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to sensitive data and full compromise of the affected systems.
It is advisable to review the security history of other packages from the same author and ensure they do not have similar vulnerabilities before using them.
