Ecosyste.ms: Advisories
An open API service providing security vulnerability metadata for many open source software ecosystems.
Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXBqOTctajU5Ny1wcG03
Malicious Package in rqeuest
All versions of rqeuest
typosquatted a popular package of similar name and tracked users who had installed the incorrect package. The package uploaded information to a remote server including: name of the downloaded package, name of the intended package, the Node version and whether the process was running as sudo. There is no further compromise.
Recommendation
Remove the package from your dependencies and always ensure package names are typed correctly upon installation.
Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXBqOTctajU5Ny1wcG03
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: about 4 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago
CVSS Score: 9.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Identifiers: GHSA-pj97-j597-ppm7
References: Blast Radius: 0.0
Affected Packages
npm:rqeuest
Dependent packages: 0Dependent repositories: 1
Downloads: 3 last month
Affected Version Ranges: >= 0
No known fixed version
All affected versions: