mal-2024-12215
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2024-11-30 09:03
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in bestcolorsever (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (8335ea2981241d7eb1836338e2a942abf4f5096eb264b0ceb13e85ec435b6465)
Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.
Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.
Campaign: 2023-12-valuent
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
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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Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "bestcolorsever"
},
"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"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/bestcolorsever",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.881434956Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "5577c45b8c9cc4e03d69b71aac21c2de1101f9ca7a634f541e1af710e1893444",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/bestcolorsever",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.065103053Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "8335ea2981241d7eb1836338e2a942abf4f5096eb264b0ceb13e85ec435b6465",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/bestcolorsever",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.203019225Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
"sha256": "6e4207a598c80a540d8bf0bea97433ce0ab6f4afb2d58178bb56e21c7d5550ef",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (8335ea2981241d7eb1836338e2a942abf4f5096eb264b0ceb13e85ec435b6465)\nPackages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research \u0026 co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.\n\n\nCampaign: 2023-12-valuent\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 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n",
"id": "MAL-2024-12215",
"modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:52Z",
"published": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/bestcolorsever"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in bestcolorsever (PyPI)"
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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