Malicious Package Affecting ultrarequests package, versions [0,]
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Mature
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-ULTRAREQUESTS-2980311
- published 14 Aug 2022
- disclosed 11 Aug 2022
- credit Leonid Bezvershenko (Kaspersky)
How to fix?
Avoid using all malicious instances of the ultrarequests package.
Overview
ultrarequests is a malicious package.
This package attempts to mask itself as a legitimate HTTP library (like requests), but contains malicious code that downloads obfuscated malicious scripts that steal secret credentials and sensitive information.