mal-2025-2152
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-03-05 10:21
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in certifications (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (7d51c9defecdd382c5048eb6f92b32558355b8457b2b5cd63f3d86e12e8ed35b)
Package contains a reverse shell.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-03-certifications
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
Source: ossf-package-analysis (0515ead14660dcbffe28456794b1f84f6a8416f72a81ede8833f475644c70afd)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'certifications' @ 999.999.999 (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": "certifications"
},
"versions": [
"999.999.999"
]
}
],
"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": "2025-03-05T10:38:02.177185138Z",
"modified_time": "2025-03-05T10:21:04Z",
"sha256": "0515ead14660dcbffe28456794b1f84f6a8416f72a81ede8833f475644c70afd",
"source": "ossf-package-analysis",
"versions": [
"999.999.999"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-03-certifications/certifications",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.038212128Z",
"modified_time": "2025-03-05T10:47:45Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "f057dff70b37ff4a7cf923a36404dd6aea73f24657f0ffc39aa6641f91d0a795",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-03-certifications/certifications",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.046631856Z",
"modified_time": "2025-03-05T10:47:45Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "7d51c9defecdd382c5048eb6f92b32558355b8457b2b5cd63f3d86e12e8ed35b",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-03-certifications/certifications",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.339744392Z",
"modified_time": "2025-03-05T10:47:45Z",
"sha256": "35659660f35d67be862ea1f43a87c295826869dc31e4387717f43f6b46ab9669",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"999.999.999"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (7d51c9defecdd382c5048eb6f92b32558355b8457b2b5cd63f3d86e12e8ed35b)\nPackage contains a reverse shell.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-03-certifications\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim\u0027s machine.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (0515ead14660dcbffe28456794b1f84f6a8416f72a81ede8833f475644c70afd)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027certifications\u0027 @ 999.999.999 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n",
"id": "MAL-2025-2152",
"modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:52Z",
"published": "2025-03-05T10:21:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/certifications"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in certifications (PyPI)"
}
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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