GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-vv52-3mrp-455m Malicious Package in m-backdoor
CRITICAL
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- 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