MAL-2024-12286

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hhonestjson/MAL-2024-12286.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12286
Published
2024-08-23T22:55:41Z
Modified
2026-03-17T23:01:37.412045Z
Summary
Malicious code in hhonestjson (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7480d804fb7855d31478b425829528af92f02bdbd6f6ffdab2e500b1cc8b3bc5)

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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                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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            "sha256": "f64a605ab4bc4b122c9046f8617a0a13b0613a707b6c100328512c9a9a72d034",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hhonestjson",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.097310916Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "ranges": [
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            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hhonestjson",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.284915094Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.3"
            ],
            "sha256": "86c7d07b23b3cb99afc8e574dbb5d35b487e94457c97c465a5b9e7c0ffea9852",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hhonestjson",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.422481967Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.3"
            ],
            "sha256": "af37655a16eea5184c9a4920fb23614bc25fda04fbafd89a176ca6327bd36970",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hhonestjson",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-03-17T22:46:38.482595134Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / hhonestjson

Package

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

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.3

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hhonestjson/MAL-2024-12286.json"