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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWo4NjYtOHZ4eC0yN2h4

nodemailer.js is malware

The nodemailer.js package is a piece of malware that steals environment variables and sends them to attacker controlled locations.

All versions have been unpublished from the npm registry.

Recommendation

As this package is malware, if you find it installed in your environment, the real security concern is determining how it got there.

If you have found this installed in your environment, you should:

  1. Delete the package
  2. Clear your npm cache
  3. Ensure it is not present in any other package.json files on your system
  4. Regenerate your registry credentials, tokens, and any other sensitive credentials that may have been present in your environment variables.

Additionally, any service which may have been exposed via credentials in your environment variables, such as a database, should be reviewed for indicators of compromise as well.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j866-8vxx-27hx
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWo4NjYtOHZ4eC0yN2h4
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: about 6 years ago
Updated: about 1 year ago


CVSS Score: 7.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-j866-8vxx-27hx, CVE-2017-16072
References: Blast Radius: 5.2

Affected Packages

npm:nodemailer.js
Dependent packages: 1
Dependent repositories: 5
Downloads: 11 last month
Affected Version Ranges: <= 1.0.2
No known fixed version
All affected versions: 1.0.1, 1.0.2