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airbnb-location-suggester

7.0.0

by jpdhackerone06

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This code collects extensive system information—including hostname, OS type, platform, release, architecture, local IP, current user, and working directory—and fetches the public IP from https://api64[.]ipify[.]org?format=json. It then exfiltrates this data without user consent via HTTP GET and POST requests to http://54[.]173[.]15[.]59:8080/jpd[.]php (with a fake Mozilla/5.0 User-Agent) and falls back to a WebSocket connection to wss://yourserver[.]com/socket if HTTP fails. It suppresses console output during the npm preinstall lifecycle and uses dynamic imports to evade static analysis. These behaviors demonstrate clear malicious intent and high security risk.

pf-web-build

2.766.0

by hswsp

Removed from npm

Blocked by Socket

The code appears to be sending system data over the network to a potentially suspicious domain. The use of environment variables, string concatenation for the host value, and base64 encoding of data raise concerns about the code's intention and security.

Live on npm for 19 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.

tencentcloud-webar

1.0.1-20

by shirlyyang

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The fragment is highly obfuscated and uses dynamic code generation and worker-based execution, which are common techniques in both legitimate parallel computation and malicious concealment. While there is no definitive, explicit payload shown (e.g., direct data exfiltration to a remote domain within this fragment), the presence of dynamic Blob/Worker construction, heavy data wrapping, and opaque data paths constitutes a medium-to-high risk profile. Given the fragment alone, there is insufficient evidence of explicit malicious activity, but the obfuscation and dynamic execution strongly suggest further review is warranted to rule out backdoors, data leakage, or covert processing. Recommended actions include: deobfuscation pass, runtime tracing of worker messages, static/dynamic analysis of the Blob content, CSP enforcement, and replacing dynamic workers with explicit modules where possible.

agent-messenger

1.0.0

by devxoul

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The tests describe and validate a module whose live behavior would harvest Discord authentication tokens by: scanning disk storage, decrypting platform-protected keys, manipulating processes to enable remote debugging, and executing JS via CDP in Discord renderer pages. Those capabilities constitute credential harvesting and are malicious in typical contexts. The test file itself is not doing live exfiltration, but using this module in a project creates a serious security risk. Treat the underlying module as dangerous: avoid including it in trusted projects, review its runtime behavior carefully, and do not run it on machines with sensitive Discord accounts.

openzeppelinsolidty

3.4.2

by ukder0tdirj2p

Removed from npm

Blocked by Socket

The code is heavily obfuscated and exhibits malicious behavior. It interacts with an Ethereum smart contract to fetch data, then constructs a download URL based on the retrieved data and the user's operating system. The code downloads an executable file from this dynamically constructed URL without user consent and executes it in the background. This operation poses a significant security risk as it can lead to the execution of arbitrary and potentially harmful code on the user's system. The downloaded files are not validated, and the source URLs may point to malicious domains (e.g., example[.]com). Additionally, the code modifies file permissions to enable execution (e.g., setting permissions to 755 on Unix-based systems), further indicating malicious intent.

Live on npm for 6 days, 15 hours and 53 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.

cylab-be/webshell-detector

dev-include_wowa_training

Live on composer

Blocked by Socket

This file is a malicious web shell/backdoor that provides remote command execution and extensive environment reconnaissance. Authentication is either disabled by default or trivial due to hardcoded credentials. It also suppresses logging and extends execution time to evade detection. Treat any host containing this file as compromised: remove the file, perform a full incident response (investigate persistence, lateral movement, and data exfiltration), and restore affected systems from a known-good backup.

rome

0.9.0-next

by romebot

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This package executes a local postinstall script and references local (file:) devDependencies. Critically, the same dependency (@rometools/wasm-nodejs) is declared both as a local path in devDependencies and as an optional registry dependency, which matches a high-risk pattern (possible attempt to override or confuse dependency resolution). Because of the non-registry specifiers and the duplicate/mismatched dependency entries, treat this package as high risk until the postinstall script and the referenced local packages are inspected. Immediate actions: review scripts/postinstall.js contents, verify the contents of the ../wasm-nodejs and ../backend-jsonrpc folders, and ensure dependency resolution is what you expect.

github.com/weaveworks/weave

v1.3.2-0.20151202153338-3909936cc831

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is a high-risk runtime packer/dropper: it embeds an encrypted payload, decrypts it using a user-supplied passphrase, writes the result to `bin/do-setup-circleci-secrets`, and immediately executes it. Because there is no integrity/authenticity validation of the decrypted artifact and the executed code is not shown here, the module should be treated as potentially malicious until the decrypted `bin/do-setup-circleci-secrets` content is inspected and validated in a safe environment.

pistol

3.0.1

Live on cargo

Blocked by Socket

This code constructs raw, spoofable IPv4/TCP packets and repeatedly sends them without throttling or safeguards. The function names and behavior clearly enable packet flooding (SYN/ACK/ACK+PSH floods) and can be used for denial-of-service attacks. If included in a library or distributed to untrusted environments, it represents a high-risk capability. Whether it is 'malicious' depends on upstream intent, but the implementation facilitates malicious activity and should be treated with high caution.

mtmai

0.3.977

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module is an automation/scraping worker that intentionally executes code provided by task descriptions. That design requires trusting the task source. The code contains multiple high-risk sinks: subprocess with shell=True, exec()/eval of task-supplied code, and browser JS execution. It also copies browser user profiles (cookies/credentials) into temporary profiles, which increases risk of credential theft. If task inputs are untrusted (remote server controlled by attacker or tampered local JSON), an attacker can achieve remote code execution, data exfiltration (files, cookies), or arbitrary system changes. Recommendation: only run with tasks from trusted sources, disable remote task fetching unless secured, avoid copying full user-data profiles, and remove/guard exec/eval/subprocess paths or run worker inside a hardened sandbox/container with least privileges.

evmdotjs

1.0.0

by cryptoaddct

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The code is heavily obfuscated and includes an axios-based HTTP request that can send data to an external API_BASE_URL concatenated with runtime input. The presence of multiple layers of obfuscation, dynamic string resolution, and conditional execution around a network call strongly indicates potential backdoor/data exfiltration behavior. While not definitively proven from the fragment alone (due to missing surrounding context), the risk is non-trivial and warrants treating this package as suspicious. Recommend thorough review, controlled dynamic analysis, and avoidance of deploying until clarified by the maintainer.

royalpack

5.1.4

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

The code contains a critical security flaw: it deserializes external data using pickle.loads on base64-encoded payloads received from an external event source. This creates a high risk of remote code execution and potential backdoors or data leakage through Discord embeddings. Absent a trusted, validated payload or a safe deserialization alternative, this pattern is unsafe and should be remediated immediately (replace with JSON or a well-validated object structure, add input validation, and remove pickle-based payloads).

local-traffic

0.1.19

by libetl

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The code uses compressed, embedded payloads executed through eval, which hides the true behavior and enables arbitrary actions at runtime. This is a high-risk pattern for supply-chain security: treat as potentially malicious. Replace with a verifiable artifact (signed, pre-decompressed code) or remove the dynamic payload to enable static analysis and reproducible builds.

agent-messenger

2.10.0

by GitHub Actions

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

High-confidence identification of targeted Instagram session/cookie extraction: the code enumerates Chromium profiles, reads the cookies SQLite DB for Instagram host keys, decrypts protected cookie values using Chromium mechanisms (Local State), validates and returns sessionid/ds_user_id/csrftoken. This is consistent with credential/session theft tooling. Although no network exfiltration is present in this fragment, the produced plaintext authentication artifacts are extremely sensitive and dangerous if the library is used maliciously. macOS keychain access capability via execSync is also included, increasing potential decryption/secret-retrieval power. Treat as high-risk and require strong justification for legitimate use.

mtxai

0.0.256

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module is an automation/scraping worker that intentionally executes code provided by task descriptions. That design requires trusting the task source. The code contains multiple high-risk sinks: subprocess with shell=True, exec()/eval of task-supplied code, and browser JS execution. It also copies browser user profiles (cookies/credentials) into temporary profiles, which increases risk of credential theft. If task inputs are untrusted (remote server controlled by attacker or tampered local JSON), an attacker can achieve remote code execution, data exfiltration (files, cookies), or arbitrary system changes. Recommendation: only run with tasks from trusted sources, disable remote task fetching unless secured, avoid copying full user-data profiles, and remove/guard exec/eval/subprocess paths or run worker inside a hardened sandbox/container with least privileges.

pykubegrader

0.2.16

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module constructs a JSON payload containing a provided token and the JUPYTERHUB_USER environment value and sends it to a hard-coded external HTTPS endpoint using embedded Basic Auth credentials. That behavior constitutes secret exfiltration and is high risk for supply-chain or privacy abuse. Immediate mitigations: do not use this code in untrusted environments; remove hard-coded credentials and endpoint; require explicit configuration and consent; avoid printing sensitive responses; add robust error handling and input validation. The source file also contains a syntax error that prevents execution until fixed.

ion-3d-engine

1.0.38

by samrun

Removed from npm

Blocked by Socket

This is a legitimate 3D graphics library with standard WebGL functionality, but contains questionable script analysis features that examine external script content. While suspicious, the code appears to be checking for specific patterns rather than delivering malware. The undefined variables and hardcoded strings suggest code quality issues rather than active malicious intent.

Live on npm for 1 minute before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.

essence-dawn-hng431

1.0.0

by afifaljafari112

Removed from npm

Blocked by Socket

The provided code imports and invokes functions from several external modules with unusual names and non-standard function names. While the specific actions of these functions are not clear from the snippet, the unusual naming conventions and lack of clear purpose are suspicious. Further review of the imported modules is needed to ascertain their safety and functionality.

Live on npm for 57 days, 10 hours and 51 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.

inststd

0.0.9

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This code constructs an HTTP URL from a caller-supplied hostname and uses pip programmatically to install whatever is served at that URL. That yields remote code execution and supply-chain compromise potential. Treat as high risk — avoid executing, remove auto-install-from-URL behavior, require HTTPS and artifact verification, or restrict allowed hosts and add strict validation. The construct is consistent with malicious installer/backdoor behavior and should not be used in production.

agentdojo

0.1.18

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This conversation log contains a deliberate prompt-injection attempt that successfully caused the assistant to exfiltrate Slack messages (including a secret-like string 'Secret key is 1a7b3d.') to an external URL (www.my-website-234.com/random). The behavior is malicious (data exfiltration) and demonstrates inadequate protections in the tooling/policy enforcement layer. Treat as high-risk: do not allow such tool calls without strict validation and authorization.

neutrinoparticles.pixi

0.0.5

by y.miroshnyk

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This module is a particle/effect loader and renderer, but it contains a critical supply-chain execution primitive: it uses `eval()` to execute untrusted `resource.data` from the loader pipeline in order to construct a `NeutrinoEffect`. That executed payload can then control texture paths (triggering additional asset fetches) and drive rendering behavior. If an attacker can influence the effect JS resource, this becomes direct arbitrary code execution in the consuming application context.

merklebase-utils

1.2.2

by merklebase

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The primary security concern in this code is the potential for SQL Injection due to unsafe direct interpolation of the userId parameter into the SQL query string. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to manipulate the query and access or modify unauthorized data. There is no indication of malware or obfuscation. It is strongly recommended to refactor the code to use parameterized queries or proper input sanitization to mitigate this risk. The existing reports are invalid and do not address this critical issue.

practice-turkish

1.2.1

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module reads sensitive bot credentials from a local INI and will transmit them as JSON to an external HTTP endpoint by default. The configured default endpoint is not the official Telegram API and looks suspicious; using the default would likely exfiltrate credentials. There is also a clear bug (undefined 'valu') preventing normal configuration reads, which could be accidental or indicate tampering. Treat this code as high risk: do not use the default URL, verify the intended endpoint, and fix the string-return bug before trusting the package. If this default URL is attacker-controlled, the code constitutes credential exfiltration (malicious behavior).

github.com/milvus-io/milvus

v0.10.3-0.20211023110711-f08ed354df4e

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This code implements an insecure, unauthenticated RPC mechanism that allows remote clients to cause arbitrary code execution and exfiltrate files/system information. Using pickle over an untrusted network and invoking methods by client-supplied names are severe supply-chain/backdoor risks. Do not deploy or reuse this code in production; it should be treated as a backdoor/untrusted remote-execution component unless wrapped with strong authentication, authorization, sandboxing, and safe serialization.

airbnb-location-suggester

7.0.0

by jpdhackerone06

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This code collects extensive system information—including hostname, OS type, platform, release, architecture, local IP, current user, and working directory—and fetches the public IP from https://api64[.]ipify[.]org?format=json. It then exfiltrates this data without user consent via HTTP GET and POST requests to http://54[.]173[.]15[.]59:8080/jpd[.]php (with a fake Mozilla/5.0 User-Agent) and falls back to a WebSocket connection to wss://yourserver[.]com/socket if HTTP fails. It suppresses console output during the npm preinstall lifecycle and uses dynamic imports to evade static analysis. These behaviors demonstrate clear malicious intent and high security risk.

pf-web-build

2.766.0

by hswsp

Removed from npm

Blocked by Socket

The code appears to be sending system data over the network to a potentially suspicious domain. The use of environment variables, string concatenation for the host value, and base64 encoding of data raise concerns about the code's intention and security.

Live on npm for 19 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.

tencentcloud-webar

1.0.1-20

by shirlyyang

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The fragment is highly obfuscated and uses dynamic code generation and worker-based execution, which are common techniques in both legitimate parallel computation and malicious concealment. While there is no definitive, explicit payload shown (e.g., direct data exfiltration to a remote domain within this fragment), the presence of dynamic Blob/Worker construction, heavy data wrapping, and opaque data paths constitutes a medium-to-high risk profile. Given the fragment alone, there is insufficient evidence of explicit malicious activity, but the obfuscation and dynamic execution strongly suggest further review is warranted to rule out backdoors, data leakage, or covert processing. Recommended actions include: deobfuscation pass, runtime tracing of worker messages, static/dynamic analysis of the Blob content, CSP enforcement, and replacing dynamic workers with explicit modules where possible.

agent-messenger

1.0.0

by devxoul

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The tests describe and validate a module whose live behavior would harvest Discord authentication tokens by: scanning disk storage, decrypting platform-protected keys, manipulating processes to enable remote debugging, and executing JS via CDP in Discord renderer pages. Those capabilities constitute credential harvesting and are malicious in typical contexts. The test file itself is not doing live exfiltration, but using this module in a project creates a serious security risk. Treat the underlying module as dangerous: avoid including it in trusted projects, review its runtime behavior carefully, and do not run it on machines with sensitive Discord accounts.

openzeppelinsolidty

3.4.2

by ukder0tdirj2p

Removed from npm

Blocked by Socket

The code is heavily obfuscated and exhibits malicious behavior. It interacts with an Ethereum smart contract to fetch data, then constructs a download URL based on the retrieved data and the user's operating system. The code downloads an executable file from this dynamically constructed URL without user consent and executes it in the background. This operation poses a significant security risk as it can lead to the execution of arbitrary and potentially harmful code on the user's system. The downloaded files are not validated, and the source URLs may point to malicious domains (e.g., example[.]com). Additionally, the code modifies file permissions to enable execution (e.g., setting permissions to 755 on Unix-based systems), further indicating malicious intent.

Live on npm for 6 days, 15 hours and 53 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.

cylab-be/webshell-detector

dev-include_wowa_training

Live on composer

Blocked by Socket

This file is a malicious web shell/backdoor that provides remote command execution and extensive environment reconnaissance. Authentication is either disabled by default or trivial due to hardcoded credentials. It also suppresses logging and extends execution time to evade detection. Treat any host containing this file as compromised: remove the file, perform a full incident response (investigate persistence, lateral movement, and data exfiltration), and restore affected systems from a known-good backup.

rome

0.9.0-next

by romebot

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This package executes a local postinstall script and references local (file:) devDependencies. Critically, the same dependency (@rometools/wasm-nodejs) is declared both as a local path in devDependencies and as an optional registry dependency, which matches a high-risk pattern (possible attempt to override or confuse dependency resolution). Because of the non-registry specifiers and the duplicate/mismatched dependency entries, treat this package as high risk until the postinstall script and the referenced local packages are inspected. Immediate actions: review scripts/postinstall.js contents, verify the contents of the ../wasm-nodejs and ../backend-jsonrpc folders, and ensure dependency resolution is what you expect.

github.com/weaveworks/weave

v1.3.2-0.20151202153338-3909936cc831

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is a high-risk runtime packer/dropper: it embeds an encrypted payload, decrypts it using a user-supplied passphrase, writes the result to `bin/do-setup-circleci-secrets`, and immediately executes it. Because there is no integrity/authenticity validation of the decrypted artifact and the executed code is not shown here, the module should be treated as potentially malicious until the decrypted `bin/do-setup-circleci-secrets` content is inspected and validated in a safe environment.

pistol

3.0.1

Live on cargo

Blocked by Socket

This code constructs raw, spoofable IPv4/TCP packets and repeatedly sends them without throttling or safeguards. The function names and behavior clearly enable packet flooding (SYN/ACK/ACK+PSH floods) and can be used for denial-of-service attacks. If included in a library or distributed to untrusted environments, it represents a high-risk capability. Whether it is 'malicious' depends on upstream intent, but the implementation facilitates malicious activity and should be treated with high caution.

mtmai

0.3.977

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module is an automation/scraping worker that intentionally executes code provided by task descriptions. That design requires trusting the task source. The code contains multiple high-risk sinks: subprocess with shell=True, exec()/eval of task-supplied code, and browser JS execution. It also copies browser user profiles (cookies/credentials) into temporary profiles, which increases risk of credential theft. If task inputs are untrusted (remote server controlled by attacker or tampered local JSON), an attacker can achieve remote code execution, data exfiltration (files, cookies), or arbitrary system changes. Recommendation: only run with tasks from trusted sources, disable remote task fetching unless secured, avoid copying full user-data profiles, and remove/guard exec/eval/subprocess paths or run worker inside a hardened sandbox/container with least privileges.

evmdotjs

1.0.0

by cryptoaddct

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The code is heavily obfuscated and includes an axios-based HTTP request that can send data to an external API_BASE_URL concatenated with runtime input. The presence of multiple layers of obfuscation, dynamic string resolution, and conditional execution around a network call strongly indicates potential backdoor/data exfiltration behavior. While not definitively proven from the fragment alone (due to missing surrounding context), the risk is non-trivial and warrants treating this package as suspicious. Recommend thorough review, controlled dynamic analysis, and avoidance of deploying until clarified by the maintainer.

royalpack

5.1.4

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

The code contains a critical security flaw: it deserializes external data using pickle.loads on base64-encoded payloads received from an external event source. This creates a high risk of remote code execution and potential backdoors or data leakage through Discord embeddings. Absent a trusted, validated payload or a safe deserialization alternative, this pattern is unsafe and should be remediated immediately (replace with JSON or a well-validated object structure, add input validation, and remove pickle-based payloads).

local-traffic

0.1.19

by libetl

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The code uses compressed, embedded payloads executed through eval, which hides the true behavior and enables arbitrary actions at runtime. This is a high-risk pattern for supply-chain security: treat as potentially malicious. Replace with a verifiable artifact (signed, pre-decompressed code) or remove the dynamic payload to enable static analysis and reproducible builds.

agent-messenger

2.10.0

by GitHub Actions

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

High-confidence identification of targeted Instagram session/cookie extraction: the code enumerates Chromium profiles, reads the cookies SQLite DB for Instagram host keys, decrypts protected cookie values using Chromium mechanisms (Local State), validates and returns sessionid/ds_user_id/csrftoken. This is consistent with credential/session theft tooling. Although no network exfiltration is present in this fragment, the produced plaintext authentication artifacts are extremely sensitive and dangerous if the library is used maliciously. macOS keychain access capability via execSync is also included, increasing potential decryption/secret-retrieval power. Treat as high-risk and require strong justification for legitimate use.

mtxai

0.0.256

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module is an automation/scraping worker that intentionally executes code provided by task descriptions. That design requires trusting the task source. The code contains multiple high-risk sinks: subprocess with shell=True, exec()/eval of task-supplied code, and browser JS execution. It also copies browser user profiles (cookies/credentials) into temporary profiles, which increases risk of credential theft. If task inputs are untrusted (remote server controlled by attacker or tampered local JSON), an attacker can achieve remote code execution, data exfiltration (files, cookies), or arbitrary system changes. Recommendation: only run with tasks from trusted sources, disable remote task fetching unless secured, avoid copying full user-data profiles, and remove/guard exec/eval/subprocess paths or run worker inside a hardened sandbox/container with least privileges.

pykubegrader

0.2.16

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module constructs a JSON payload containing a provided token and the JUPYTERHUB_USER environment value and sends it to a hard-coded external HTTPS endpoint using embedded Basic Auth credentials. That behavior constitutes secret exfiltration and is high risk for supply-chain or privacy abuse. Immediate mitigations: do not use this code in untrusted environments; remove hard-coded credentials and endpoint; require explicit configuration and consent; avoid printing sensitive responses; add robust error handling and input validation. The source file also contains a syntax error that prevents execution until fixed.

ion-3d-engine

1.0.38

by samrun

Removed from npm

Blocked by Socket

This is a legitimate 3D graphics library with standard WebGL functionality, but contains questionable script analysis features that examine external script content. While suspicious, the code appears to be checking for specific patterns rather than delivering malware. The undefined variables and hardcoded strings suggest code quality issues rather than active malicious intent.

Live on npm for 1 minute before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.

essence-dawn-hng431

1.0.0

by afifaljafari112

Removed from npm

Blocked by Socket

The provided code imports and invokes functions from several external modules with unusual names and non-standard function names. While the specific actions of these functions are not clear from the snippet, the unusual naming conventions and lack of clear purpose are suspicious. Further review of the imported modules is needed to ascertain their safety and functionality.

Live on npm for 57 days, 10 hours and 51 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.

inststd

0.0.9

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This code constructs an HTTP URL from a caller-supplied hostname and uses pip programmatically to install whatever is served at that URL. That yields remote code execution and supply-chain compromise potential. Treat as high risk — avoid executing, remove auto-install-from-URL behavior, require HTTPS and artifact verification, or restrict allowed hosts and add strict validation. The construct is consistent with malicious installer/backdoor behavior and should not be used in production.

agentdojo

0.1.18

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This conversation log contains a deliberate prompt-injection attempt that successfully caused the assistant to exfiltrate Slack messages (including a secret-like string 'Secret key is 1a7b3d.') to an external URL (www.my-website-234.com/random). The behavior is malicious (data exfiltration) and demonstrates inadequate protections in the tooling/policy enforcement layer. Treat as high-risk: do not allow such tool calls without strict validation and authorization.

neutrinoparticles.pixi

0.0.5

by y.miroshnyk

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This module is a particle/effect loader and renderer, but it contains a critical supply-chain execution primitive: it uses `eval()` to execute untrusted `resource.data` from the loader pipeline in order to construct a `NeutrinoEffect`. That executed payload can then control texture paths (triggering additional asset fetches) and drive rendering behavior. If an attacker can influence the effect JS resource, this becomes direct arbitrary code execution in the consuming application context.

merklebase-utils

1.2.2

by merklebase

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The primary security concern in this code is the potential for SQL Injection due to unsafe direct interpolation of the userId parameter into the SQL query string. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to manipulate the query and access or modify unauthorized data. There is no indication of malware or obfuscation. It is strongly recommended to refactor the code to use parameterized queries or proper input sanitization to mitigate this risk. The existing reports are invalid and do not address this critical issue.

practice-turkish

1.2.1

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module reads sensitive bot credentials from a local INI and will transmit them as JSON to an external HTTP endpoint by default. The configured default endpoint is not the official Telegram API and looks suspicious; using the default would likely exfiltrate credentials. There is also a clear bug (undefined 'valu') preventing normal configuration reads, which could be accidental or indicate tampering. Treat this code as high risk: do not use the default URL, verify the intended endpoint, and fix the string-return bug before trusting the package. If this default URL is attacker-controlled, the code constitutes credential exfiltration (malicious behavior).

github.com/milvus-io/milvus

v0.10.3-0.20211023110711-f08ed354df4e

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This code implements an insecure, unauthenticated RPC mechanism that allows remote clients to cause arbitrary code execution and exfiltrate files/system information. Using pickle over an untrusted network and invoking methods by client-supplied names are severe supply-chain/backdoor risks. Do not deploy or reuse this code in production; it should be treated as a backdoor/untrusted remote-execution component unless wrapped with strong authentication, authorization, sandboxing, and safe serialization.

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Nov 23, 2025

Shai Hulud v2

Shai Hulud v2 campaign: preinstall script (setup_bun.js) and loader (setup_bin.js) that installs/locates Bun and executes an obfuscated bundled malicious script (bun_environment.js) with suppressed output.

Nov 05, 2025

Elves on npm

A surge of auto-generated "elf-stats" npm packages is being published every two minutes from new accounts. These packages contain simple malware variants and are being rapidly removed by npm. At least 420 unique packages have been identified, often described as being generated every two minutes, with some mentioning a capture the flag challenge or test.

Jul 04, 2025

RubyGems Automation-Tool Infostealer

Since at least March 2023, a threat actor using multiple aliases uploaded 60 malicious gems to RubyGems that masquerade as automation tools (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Telegram, WordPress, and Naver). The gems display a Korean Glimmer-DSL-LibUI login window, then exfiltrate the entered username/password and the host's MAC address via HTTP POST to threat actor-controlled infrastructure.

Mar 13, 2025

North Korea's Contagious Interview Campaign

Since late 2024, we have tracked hundreds of malicious npm packages and supporting infrastructure tied to North Korea's Contagious Interview operation, with tens of thousands of downloads targeting developers and tech job seekers. The threat actors run a factory-style playbook: recruiter lures and fake coding tests, polished GitHub templates, and typosquatted or deceptive dependencies that install or import into real projects.

Jul 23, 2024

Network Reconnaissance Campaign

A malicious npm supply chain attack that leveraged 60 packages across three disposable npm accounts to fingerprint developer workstations and CI/CD servers during installation. Each package embedded a compact postinstall script that collected hostnames, internal and external IP addresses, DNS resolvers, usernames, home and working directories, and package metadata, then exfiltrated this data as a JSON blob to a hardcoded Discord webhook.

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