GHSA-m6wh-m8m8-6xx5

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6wh-m8m8-6xx5

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/08/GHSA-m6wh-m8m8-6xx5/GHSA-m6wh-m8m8-6xx5.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-m6wh-m8m8-6xx5

Aliases

CVE-2017-16202

Published

2018-08-06T20:05:28Z

Modified

2023-11-08T03:59:11.017133Z

Summary

cofeescript is malware

Details

The cofeescript package is a piece of malware that steals sensitive data such as a user's private SSH key and bash history, sending them to attacker controlled locations.

All versions have been unpublished from the npm registry.

Recommendation

If you have found cofeescript installed in your environment, you should: 1. Delete the package 2. Clear your npm cache 3. Ensure it is not present in any other package.json files on your system 4. Regenerate your SSH keys, registry credentials, tokens, and any other sensitive credentials that may have been present in your bash history.

Additionally, any service which may have been exposed via credentials in your bash history or accessible via your ssh keys, such as a database, should be reviewed for indicators of compromise as well.

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-506"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:45:11Z",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "nvd_published_at": null
}

References

Affected packages

npm / cofeescript

Package

Name: cofeescript; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/cofeescript

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/08/GHSA-m6wh-m8m8-6xx5/GHSA-m6wh-m8m8-6xx5.json"