Malicious Package Affecting ethers-web3 package, versions *
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- published20 Oct 2024
- disclosed19 Oct 2024
- creditPhylum Research Team
Introduced: 19 Oct 2024
Malicious CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-506 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Avoid using all malicious instances of the ethers-web3 package.
Overview
ethers-web3 is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code attempting to steal sensitive data from the victim such as Etherum private keys and gain SSH access to the victim's machine.