GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-43vf-2x6g-p2m5 Malicious Package in browserift

CRITICAL Published 2020-09-02 Modified 2021-09-30 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
browserift
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 browserift: all versions (no fix yet)

Description

Version 16.3.3 of `browserift` contained malicious code as a preinstall script. The package was a backdoor that opened a connection to a remote server and executed incoming commands on both Unix and Windows machines Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code weakness

References