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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXg2Z3EtNDY3ci1od2Nj

Malicious Package in soket.js

All versions of soket.js are considered malicious. The package is malware designed to take advantage of users making a mistake when typing the name of a module to install. When executed, the package calls home to a Command and Control server to execute arbitrary commands.

Recommendation

This package was published to the npm Registry for a very short period of time. If you happen to find it in your environment you should revoke and rotate all credentials found on the compromised machine, as well as completely erase the affected machine and reinstall your Operating System.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6gq-467r-hwcc
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXg2Z3EtNDY3ci1od2Nj
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: over 4 years ago
Updated: about 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-x6gq-467r-hwcc
References:

• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/687
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6gq-467r-hwcc

Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages