mal-2026-1097
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-03-01 10:00
Modified
2026-03-01 10:45
Summary
Malicious code in botbooster (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (0ac97422a8ea78df8c5538d0dbada7aad5720510773f1855cf5e4b5a9cbc56cb)

When using the provided function, code exfiltrates the sensitive token from local settings.json to the hardcoded location.

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-02-old-botbooster

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • exfiltration-credentials
Credits
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) github.com/kam193 bad-packages.kam193.eu/
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) github.com/kam193 bad-packages.kam193.eu/
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "botbooster"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.0.1",
        "0.0.2",
        "0.0.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "ANALYST"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-02-old-botbooster/botbooster",
        "import_time": "2026-03-01T10:09:12.793529726Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-01T10:00:17.364687Z",
        "sha256": "0ac97422a8ea78df8c5538d0dbada7aad5720510773f1855cf5e4b5a9cbc56cb",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1",
          "0.0.2",
          "0.0.3"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-02-old-botbooster/botbooster",
        "import_time": "2026-03-01T10:43:22.114686044Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-01T10:00:17.364687Z",
        "sha256": "aad6702fb7eebe36b9e7515743305d8633f9a554e1495f586fcdba178f7e1bcb",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1",
          "0.0.2",
          "0.0.3"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (0ac97422a8ea78df8c5538d0dbada7aad5720510773f1855cf5e4b5a9cbc56cb)\nWhen using the provided function, code exfiltrates the sensitive token from local settings.json to the hardcoded location.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-old-botbooster\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-1097",
  "modified": "2026-03-01T10:45:09Z",
  "published": "2026-03-01T10:00:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/botbooster"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in botbooster (PyPI)"
}


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