GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-g2q5-5433-rhrf Embedded malware in rc

CRITICAL Published 2021-11-04 Modified 2022-09-07 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
rc
Severity
Critical
Weaknesses
CWE-506
Reviewed
2021-11-04

Affected packages

• npm rc: 1.2.9 (no fix yet) • npm rc: 1.3.9 (no fix yet) • npm rc: 2.3.9 (no fix yet)

Description

The npm package `rc` had versions published with malicious code. Users of affected versions (1.2.9, 1.3.9, and 2.3.9) should downgrade to 1.2.8 as soon as possible and check their systems for suspicious activity. 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