MAL-2024-10419

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/macque/MAL-2024-10419.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-10419
Published
2024-11-06T08:21:37Z
Modified
2025-12-03T00:26:37.719335Z
Summary
Malicious code in macque (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (0c5b7e592df550c15596a2c2f3b9d24c5ccacaec22351ccb8048a7aa16997590)

A campaign of probably pentest packages flooding PYPI. Installing the package or importing the module triggers reporting basic info like hostname, path and the username to the package author. There is no other purpose of the package.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2024-11-byted-dast

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

  • typosquatting

  • dependency-confusion

Source: ossf-package-analysis (15a5fa48a919f6629ee7d7f5ba6ce4075221700b4ba28e3f24438868a20d53a3)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'macque' @ 99.7 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "byted-dast.com"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-11-06T08:21:37Z",
            "versions": [
                "99.7"
            ],
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "sha256": "15a5fa48a919f6629ee7d7f5ba6ce4075221700b4ba28e3f24438868a20d53a3",
            "import_time": "2024-11-06T08:37:40.232721444Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-11-06T18:46:10Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "864a6361170b2f930d8458f74e4294170466f85a04b6482e183bba38b4d4ece1",
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-byted-dast/macque",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.185407237Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-11-06T18:46:10Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "0c5b7e592df550c15596a2c2f3b9d24c5ccacaec22351ccb8048a7aa16997590",
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-byted-dast/macque",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.367328823Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / macque

Package

Name
macque
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:pypi/macque

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

99.*

99.7