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PROBABLY_PENTEST (1) package from Python Package Index.

  1. Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

umap

Affected versions: (1) 0.0.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2

  1. Version numbers are usually added automatically. In most cases, the packages listed here were created only to distribute malicious code.

Simple dependency confusion test. Versions before 0.1.2 do not perform any active action.

The original umap package existed in the past, but was removed by the author. The last version was 0.1.1 published as a source package. Years later, the same name was registered by another user, who managed to publish a wheel package of version 0.1.1 as it's not prohibited to upload alternative build packages for existing versions. This hijacked version was an empty package. In 0.1.2, a beacon webhook was added.

More context: https://github.com/kam193/package-campaigns/issues/5

Campaign data

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

Campaign description

Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.

See more details on the campaign page.

basic_exfiltration

The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

override_install

The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Look up in other services

  1. May not be available. See more in pypi-json-data repository.
  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.
  5. Service from Snyk, a cybersecurity company.