GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-vv52-3mrp-455m Malicious Package in m-backdoor

CRITICAL Published 2020-09-03 Modified 2020-08-31 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
m-backdoor
Severity
Critical
Weaknesses
CWE-506
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm m-backdoor: >= 0.0.0 (no fix yet)

Description

All versions of `m-backdoor` contain malicious code. The package downloads a file from a remote server and executes it as a preinstall script. At the time of the release of this advisory the downloaded file only defaces websites by removing elements randomly from the DOM. Recommendation Remove the package from your system.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code weakness

References