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Malicious Package Affecting base64-javascript package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-BASE64JAVASCRIPT-2944953
  • published 7 Jul 2022
  • disclosed 7 Jul 2022
  • credit unknown
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Introduced: 7 Jul 2022

Malicious CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-506 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Avoid using all malicious instances of the base64-javascript package.

Overview

base64-javascript is a malicious package. This package uses "typosquatting" to bait unaware users to install it. It contains obfuscated Javascript code which is designed to steal form data from individuals using applications or websites where the malicious packages had been deployed.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High