GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-8mm3-2mcj-cx6r Malicious Package in angluar-cli
CRITICAL
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- angluar-cli
- 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 angluar-cli: all versions (no fix yet)
Description
Version 0.0.3 of `angluar-cli` contains malicious code as a postinstall script. The package is malware designed to take advantage of users making a mistake when typing the name of a module to install. When installed the package attempts to remove files and stop processes related to McAfee antivirus on macOS.
Recommendation
Remove the package from your environment and verify whether files were deleted and if processes were stopped.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code weakness