mal-2024-9067
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2024-10-01 14:51
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in website-scanner (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (bab4a414e51f614858ff935138ccb2632b0ba1801566c398a699e692715ccaae)
The obfuscated code in setup.py on installation collects information about the system (all possible about hardware, available resources, IP, names, etc.) and sends to a telegram webhook.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-09-website-scanner
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
exfiltration-generic
-
obfuscation
-
A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.
Source: ossf-package-analysis (06dde0f250e5ce430d8501b6cecadc7839daed79bdaf46415c8c59f53114fab8)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'website-scanner' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Credits
OpenSSF: Package Analysis
github.com/ossf/package-analysis
openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "website-scanner"
},
"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://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
"https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
],
"name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"urls": [
"https://api.telegram.org/bot7140748891:AAER8n1iFArAAMlK1dUdPeAs6sRi8vK6QgU/sendMessage"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"import_time": "2024-10-02T03:37:58.047877956Z",
"modified_time": "2024-10-01T14:51:20Z",
"sha256": "06dde0f250e5ce430d8501b6cecadc7839daed79bdaf46415c8c59f53114fab8",
"source": "ossf-package-analysis",
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-09-website-scanner/website-scanner",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.762733437Z",
"modified_time": "2024-10-01T15:49:45Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "677d8b34d6f083d27ddd6ae3a324aaa6e084f543c1b33c0871abf7b26e571ea9",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-09-website-scanner/website-scanner",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.805239139Z",
"modified_time": "2024-10-01T15:49:45Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "bab4a414e51f614858ff935138ccb2632b0ba1801566c398a699e692715ccaae",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-09-website-scanner/website-scanner",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.970967946Z",
"modified_time": "2024-10-01T15:49:45Z",
"sha256": "e040b4a75acca156955b5da79b3df464c665bc86727fd87d0e0ee675e96ecc6f",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (bab4a414e51f614858ff935138ccb2632b0ba1801566c398a699e692715ccaae)\nThe obfuscated code in setup.py on installation collects information about the system (all possible about hardware, available resources, IP, names, etc.) and sends to a telegram webhook.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2024-09-website-scanner\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (06dde0f250e5ce430d8501b6cecadc7839daed79bdaf46415c8c59f53114fab8)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027website-scanner\u0027 @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n",
"id": "MAL-2024-9067",
"modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:54Z",
"published": "2024-10-01T14:51:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/website-scanner"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in website-scanner (PyPI)"
}
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