GHSA-FGP6-8G62-QX6W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-09-03 17:01 – Updated: 2021-09-30 21:58All versions of smartsearchwp contain malicious code. The package is malware intended to steal credentials from websites it is loaded in. It traverses DOM elements looking for fields such as username and password and uploads it to a remote server. The package also port-scans the local gateway and uploads the information to the remote server. It has a feature to fetch commands from the remote server and execute them with eval. The npm security team analysis found several bugs in the malware that prevent it from actually performing its actions. The malicious code is also not invoked upon installation or require; it would require transpiling TypeScript code and using it in a website.
Recommendation
Remove the package from your environment. There is no indication of further compromise.
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "smartsearchwp"
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"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-506"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-08-31T18:44:01Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "All versions of `smartsearchwp` contain malicious code. The package is malware intended to steal credentials from websites it is loaded in. It traverses DOM elements looking for fields such as `username` and `password` and uploads it to a remote server. The package also port-scans the local gateway and uploads the information to the remote server. It has a feature to fetch commands from the remote server and execute them with `eval`. The npm security team analysis found several bugs in the malware that prevent it from actually performing its actions. The malicious code is also not invoked upon installation or require; it would require transpiling TypeScript code and using it in a website.\n\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nRemove the package from your environment. There is no indication of further compromise.",
"id": "GHSA-fgp6-8g62-qx6w",
"modified": "2021-09-30T21:58:23Z",
"published": "2020-09-03T17:01:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1011"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Malicious Package in smartsearchwp"
}
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