mal-2025-191821
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-07-26 15:02
Modified
2025-12-31 02:45
Summary
Malicious code in prof-qux (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (5b87af8d8f13bd43c1cf3490ea551b8d60fe05a482875597ef2fe5d2c200ca19)
Package silently exfiltrates user's credentials ahead of starting the promised functionality. First batch used simple code, the newer attempt to hide functionality by using compiled modules
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-07-prof-quotex
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
-
A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.
-
exfiltration-credentials
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "prof-qux"
},
"versions": [
"0.0.2",
"0.0.1",
"0.0.3",
"0.0.4"
]
}
],
"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/2025-07-prof-quotex/prof-qux",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.438674334Z",
"modified_time": "2025-07-26T15:02:22.743626Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "bdc7a9e5c35abee9504343d1d2236e19d23556b4d45370b9c6287d88a8e0e41a",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-07-prof-quotex/prof-qux",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.462374038Z",
"modified_time": "2025-07-26T15:02:22.743626Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "5b87af8d8f13bd43c1cf3490ea551b8d60fe05a482875597ef2fe5d2c200ca19",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-07-prof-quotex/prof-qux",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.677510773Z",
"modified_time": "2025-07-26T15:02:22.743626Z",
"sha256": "f02730ba54323a45a43702f72877e2df8b05ce54307980eeebbdc55276856d63",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.0.2",
"0.0.1",
"0.0.3",
"0.0.4"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-07-prof-quotex/prof-qux",
"import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.141424646Z",
"modified_time": "2025-07-26T15:02:22.743626Z",
"sha256": "270e21378321e13660721977370c7da51014c1dd03effb85af7bdf736741f6f8",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.0.1",
"0.0.2",
"0.0.3",
"0.0.4"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (5b87af8d8f13bd43c1cf3490ea551b8d60fe05a482875597ef2fe5d2c200ca19)\nPackage silently exfiltrates user\u0027s credentials ahead of starting the promised functionality. First batch used simple code, the newer attempt to hide functionality by using compiled modules\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-07-prof-quotex\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\n\n\n - A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.\n\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n",
"id": "MAL-2025-191821",
"modified": "2025-12-31T02:45:15Z",
"published": "2025-07-26T15:02:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "EVIDENCE",
"url": "https://tria.ge/250731-lnhpcsfk9x/behavioral1"
},
{
"type": "EVIDENCE",
"url": "https://tria.ge/250731-25hnpahn7y/behavioral1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/prof-qux"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in prof-qux (PyPI)"
}
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