GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-3cjv-4phw-gvvv Malicious Package in getcookies
CRITICAL
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- getcookies
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-506
- Reviewed
- 2020-08-31
Affected packages
• npm getcookies: all versions (no fix yet)
Description
The `getcookies` module contained a backdoor that would allow for a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system running the malicious module.
Recommendation
This module should be uninstalled if found used within an application. In addition to removing the installed module, you will also want to evaluate your application to determine whether or not user data or systems were compromised.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code weakness