MAL-2024-12233

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/chatgpt-aitools/MAL-2024-12233.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12233
Published
2024-08-23T22:55:41Z
Modified
2025-12-31T02:52:52.543020Z
Summary
Malicious code in chatgpt-aitools (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (78e2fd98e1c4b97347b9ea62a0db52d71e3ab25a8e62eb8340afd4b5b5ab5d94)

Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.

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: GENERIC-simple-tests

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Database specific 
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            "sha256": "606f99568118e12d2ca9944f53c71237e74d553f91eb773a56da1946d14e1d2f",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/chatgpt-aitools",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.939145427Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "78e2fd98e1c4b97347b9ea62a0db52d71e3ab25a8e62eb8340afd4b5b5ab5d94",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/chatgpt-aitools",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.128848487Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "9fe5e86d0f92fe3cc3f48679b43bf834da0aaa910e610279958f85970ea7bab5",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/chatgpt-aitools",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.1",
                "0.1.0",
                "0.1.2",
                "0.2.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.264962716Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "986c7f4b66429dab98c4142b1bf13b8fe159e05d8d4fdc02f3ea73cc532445b5",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/chatgpt-aitools",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "0.1.1",
                "0.1.2",
                "0.2.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.274318532Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / chatgpt-aitools

Package

Name
chatgpt-aitools
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Purl
pkg:pypi/chatgpt-aitools

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0
0.1.1
0.1.2
0.2.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/chatgpt-aitools/MAL-2024-12233.json"