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10 npm Typosquatted Packages Deploy Multi-Stage Credential Harvester
Socket researchers found 10 typosquatted npm packages that auto-run on install, show fake CAPTCHAs, fingerprint by IP, and deploy a credential stealer.
Using Babel Macro Extract Metadatas from Codes
Example: https://github.com/fe-since2019/meta.macro/tree/master/example/router-usage
npm install --save-dev meta.macro
// File: /Users/me/workspaces/my-app/src/App.js
import Controller from 'meta.macro';
@Controller('/home', {async: true, chunk: 'main'})
class App extends React.Component {
render() {
return (
<div>Hello World</div>
);
}
}
Data Extract from Code
{
"/Users/me/workspaces/my-app/src/App.js": {
"callee": "Controller",
"params": [
"/home",
{
"async": true,
"chunk": "main"
}
]
}
}
Supportted Config Files: https://github.com/kentcdodds/babel-plugin-macros/blob/HEAD/other/docs/author.md#config-experimental
// babel-plugin-macros.config.js
module.exports = {
'meta.macro': function(metadata){
// TODO
// do something...
},
}
Before
my-app
βββ package.json
βββ babel-plugin-macros.config.js
βββ .gitignore
βββ src
βββ App.js
βββ Loading.js
βββ pages
βββ HomePage.js
βββ LoginPage.js
// src/App.js
import './pages/HomePage.js'
import './pages/LoginPage.js'
ReactDOM.render(
<App />,
document.getElementById('root')
);
// babel-plugin-macros.config.js
const routerCodeGenerator = require('meta.macro/lib/router.code.js');
module.exports = {
'meta.macro': routerCodeGenerator
}
// src/pages/LoginPage.js
import React from 'react';
import Controller from 'meta.macro';
@Controller('/login')
class LoginPage extends React.Component {
render() {
return (
<div>Login</div>
);
}
}
// src/pages/HomePage
import React from 'react';
import Page from 'meta.macro';
@Page('/home', { async: true, chunk: 'main' })
class HomePage extends React.Component {
render() {
return (
<div>Home Page</div>
);
}
}
After
my-app
βββ package.json
βββ babel-plugin-macros.config.js
βββ .gitignore
βββ src
βββ router.js
βββ router-config.json
βββ Loading.js
βββ pages
βββ HomePage.js
βββ LoginPage.js
Generate File src/router.js
// ~ is Webpack Alias for <project>/src folder
import React from 'react';
import Loadable from 'react-loadable';
import Loading from './Loading';
import LoginPage from '~/pages/LoginPage';
const lazy = loader => Loadable({
delay: 400,
loading: Loading,
loader,
});
const rootConfig = [
{
path: "/home",
component: lazy(() => import(/* webpackChunkName: "main" */ '~/react/pages/HomePage.js')),
}, {
path: "/login",
component: LoginPage
}
];
export default rootConfig;
Generate File src/router-config.json
{
"/Users/me/workspaces/my-app/src/pages/LoginPage.js": {
"callee": "Controller",
"params": []
},
"/Users/me/workspaces/my-app/src/pages/HomePage.js": {
"callee": "Page",
"params": [
"/home",
{
"async": true,
"chunk": "main"
}
]
}
}
FAQs
Using Babel Macro Extract Metadatas from Codes
We found that meta.macro demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago.Β It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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