mal-2024-12282
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2024-12-24 17:49
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in handyfiles (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (381cd796d4e5fce8fb62c337374b5303e0b2466d67467efc95cbc4d7d8248dd4)
During the installation, the package iterates its files and attempts to import a hidden module - which is embedded as ZIP archive in the image file
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-12-handyfiles
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
-
obfuscation
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "handyfiles"
},
"versions": [
"0.0.1"
]
}
],
"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": "REPORTER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2024-12-handyfiles/handyfiles",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.235301379Z",
"modified_time": "2024-12-24T17:49:23Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "ff07706cf12a9e367be39e539835ae8ee32652676ab1837588447db7871e60bb",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-12-handyfiles/handyfiles",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.257293387Z",
"modified_time": "2024-12-24T17:49:23Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "381cd796d4e5fce8fb62c337374b5303e0b2466d67467efc95cbc4d7d8248dd4",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-12-handyfiles/handyfiles",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.520858731Z",
"modified_time": "2024-12-24T17:49:23Z",
"sha256": "7efccb64b4cdd8fb7874c44d3a4fc5d80cfcb38076c5bf26250310dddef5d4ee",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.0.1"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (381cd796d4e5fce8fb62c337374b5303e0b2466d67467efc95cbc4d7d8248dd4)\nDuring the installation, the package iterates its files and attempts to import a hidden module - which is embedded as ZIP archive in the image file\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2024-12-handyfiles\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n - obfuscation\n",
"id": "MAL-2024-12282",
"modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:53Z",
"published": "2024-12-24T17:49:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/handyfiles"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in handyfiles (PyPI)"
}
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