Malicious Package Affecting bootrun package, versions *
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Exploit Maturity
Mature
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- published 10 Jul 2024
- disclosed 9 Jul 2024
- credit Phylum Research Team
How to fix?
Avoid using all malicious instances of the bootrun package.
Overview
bootrun is a malicious package.
This package contains a trojanized version of jQuery. The malicious version extracts website form data and sends it to one of many URLs.For the malware to be triggered, a user must install one of the malicious packages, use the included trojanized jQuery file, and then invoke either the end function or the fadeTo function.