Malicious Package Affecting electorn package, versions *
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Exploit Maturity
Mature
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- published 2 Oct 2020
- disclosed 1 Oct 2020
- credit Unknown
How to fix?
Avoid using all malicious instances of the electorn package.
Overview
electorn is a malicious package. Upon installation the package runs a preinstall script that writes a public comment on GitHub containing the following information:
- IP and IP-based geolocation
- home directory name
- local username
The malicious package has been removed from the npm registry and the leaked content removed from GitHub.
References
CVSS Scores
version 3.1