mal-2024-8946
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2024-09-23 14:00
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in rcebymrx (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (65ddcbfb52d8c96bb51c713d62841675f75e9e5225efc9380917c6cf79bed8ab)

When importing the module, the /etc/passwd file is exfiltrated


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: 2024-09-mrx1w1

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • files-exfiltration

Source: ossf-package-analysis (b40993e43a581dac0abf88febbde6e0fb833dffb80824ed65880847c3309968d)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'rcebymrx' @ 0.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "rcebymrx"
      },
      "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"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
        "https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
      ],
      "name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "import_time": "2024-09-23T14:05:02.370751837Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-09-23T14:00:45Z",
        "sha256": "b40993e43a581dac0abf88febbde6e0fb833dffb80824ed65880847c3309968d",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2024-09-mrx1w1/rcebymrx",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.364029186Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-09-23T14:13:26Z",
        "ranges": [
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              }
            ],
            "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
          }
        ],
        "sha256": "15f02f476bdb49f08203ae81feef2040d55d3b599ab38808c85ec5c3bbba6c63",
        "source": "kam193"
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2024-09-mrx1w1/rcebymrx",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.551530072Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-09-23T14:13:26Z",
        "ranges": [
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              }
            ],
            "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
          }
        ],
        "sha256": "65ddcbfb52d8c96bb51c713d62841675f75e9e5225efc9380917c6cf79bed8ab",
        "source": "kam193"
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2024-09-mrx1w1/rcebymrx",
        "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.653180025Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-09-23T14:13:26Z",
        "sha256": "4b29448a21fc4a8c94ef1cffba23cf91fdc28f419a3455f67f4963c2f29665d7",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (65ddcbfb52d8c96bb51c713d62841675f75e9e5225efc9380917c6cf79bed8ab)\nWhen importing the module, the /etc/passwd file is exfiltrated\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: 2024-09-mrx1w1\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (b40993e43a581dac0abf88febbde6e0fb833dffb80824ed65880847c3309968d)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027rcebymrx\u0027 @ 0.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2024-8946",
  "modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:53Z",
  "published": "2024-09-23T14:00:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/rcebymrx"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in rcebymrx (PyPI)"
}


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