Ecosyste.ms: Advisories

Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXZmOHEtcHc3aC1yMngy

Malicious Package in epress

Version 4.13.2 of epress contains malicious code . The package is malware designed to take advantage of users making a mistake when typing the name of a module to install. Upon require the package attempts to start a cryptocurrency miner using coin-hive.

Recommendation

Remove the package from your environment and verify whether your system is running the cryptocurrency miner.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXZmOHEtcHc3aC1yMngy
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: over 3 years ago
Updated: over 1 year 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-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2
References:

• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/925
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2

Blast Radius: 20.0

Affected Packages