MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

1. The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

faest

Affected versions: unspecified (1)

1. Version numbers are currently not tracked. Assume all versions are affected.

Campaign data

Campaign information may not always be 100% accurate for every related package.

Campaign description

When using this library to do any request, a "validate_origin" function is called (L1320 in _client.py). This method, located in _utils.py, collects all request data, tries also read /etc/shadow using Docker container, and sends them to an endpoint controlled by the package author.

The package seems to be a clone of httpx and also informs in the README that it's a malicious library, as so, it seems to be a malicious research attempts.

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action-hidden-in-lib-usage

Campaign targets action-hidden-in-lib-usage.

clons_real_package

The package is a clone of a real package, but with malicious code added.

exfiltration_generic

Campaign targets exfiltration_generic.

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• Search for the package in socket.dev (3)
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2. Open Source Insights project, provided by Google.
3. Service from Socket.dev, a cybersecurity company.
4. Spectra Assure Community, a service from ReversingLabs, a cybersecurity company.