MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

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

workcalender

Affected versions: (1) 17.1.0.dev0

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

This package contains a stub build-time helper, which in another package of the same uploader was already turned into a backdoor installation. While this package does not yet contain malicious code, it is clear it was uploaded with such intention and likely exploits dependency confusion.

Campaign data

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

Campaign description

During build, the package creates a web-sharable terminal session and exposes it via a Cloudflare tunnel to the attacker.

See more details on the campaign page.

backdoor

Campaign targets backdoor.

override_install

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

Look up in other services

• Check metadata in pypi-data project (1)
• Search for the package in deps.dev(2)
• Search for the package in socket.dev (3)
• Search for the package in secure.software (4)
• Search for the package in Snyk Advisor (5)

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.