GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-fgp6-8g62-qx6w Malicious Package in smartsearchwp

CRITICAL Published 2020-09-03 Modified 2021-09-30 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
smartsearchwp
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 smartsearchwp: all versions (no fix yet)

Description

All versions of `smartsearchwp` contain malicious code. The package is malware intended to steal credentials from websites it is loaded in. It traverses DOM elements looking for fields such as `username` and `password` and uploads it to a remote server. The package also port-scans the local gateway and uploads the information to the remote server. It has a feature to fetch commands from the remote server and execute them with `eval`. The npm security team analysis found several bugs in the malware that prevent it from actually performing its actions. The malicious code is also not invoked upon installation or require; it would require transpiling TypeScript code and using it in a website. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. There is no indication of further compromise.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code weakness

References