mal-2024-10044
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2024-08-05 22:25
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in mecit3 (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (3b0998e3b9d6f9e46cd475fa5a18c38a48f7e3e72d02350d7431375fad7dd871)
Package uses the template from https://github.com/thegoodhackertv/malpip to explore building malicious PyPI packages.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: SCRIPT_KIDDIE-thegoodhacker-paquete
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
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The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
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Package uses simple pre-prepared tools to create a low-quality malicious action.
Credits
ReversingLabs
www.reversinglabs.com
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "mecit3",
"purl": "pkg:pypi/mecit3"
},
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "ANALYST"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://www.reversinglabs.com"
],
"name": "ReversingLabs",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"urls": [
"https://github.com/thegoodhackertv/malpip"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "RLMA-2024-08508",
"import_time": "2024-10-24T00:57:00.594260137Z",
"modified_time": "2024-10-16T14:43:36Z",
"sha256": "240b5ff648f6cedf87b383c5e8c508b812b285d46d7ebe4eeb5da793de384dce",
"source": "reversing-labs",
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/SCRIPT_KIDDIE-thegoodhacker-paquete/mecit3",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.332187155Z",
"modified_time": "2024-08-05T22:25:51Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "4023e69dfea6e0bbb8dcabbde24d44e9ada9d2f109ebf0cf7ba5111a8b108638",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/SCRIPT_KIDDIE-thegoodhacker-paquete/mecit3",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.360578331Z",
"modified_time": "2024-08-05T22:25:51Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "3b0998e3b9d6f9e46cd475fa5a18c38a48f7e3e72d02350d7431375fad7dd871",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/SCRIPT_KIDDIE-thegoodhacker-paquete/mecit3",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.589965036Z",
"modified_time": "2024-08-05T22:25:51Z",
"sha256": "829e6f2c9bad1f83f7e7bc433359b7242a786df7e9631c40197e17c403a42d83",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (3b0998e3b9d6f9e46cd475fa5a18c38a48f7e3e72d02350d7431375fad7dd871)\nPackage uses the template from https://github.com/thegoodhackertv/malpip to explore building malicious PyPI packages.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: SCRIPT_KIDDIE-thegoodhacker-paquete\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n - Package uses simple pre-prepared tools to create a low-quality malicious action.\n",
"id": "MAL-2024-10044",
"modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:53Z",
"published": "2024-08-05T22:25:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/thegoodhackertv/malpip"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/mecit3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in mecit3 (PyPI)"
}
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