MAL-2024-12292

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/instaread/MAL-2024-12292.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12292
Published
2024-10-06T11:51:02Z
Modified
2025-12-31T02:55:51.910388Z
Summary
Malicious code in instaread (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (792748013463fb0303ff6033b47dcb48c23dc944d5075a8859b6997eafd47a56)

The file bc2556d1c1ea2a2d00.js contains an AdWare LNKR, this file is included in read_article.html template and effectively used when the user requests to see the downloaded article in the webbrowser (function "read" from instaread.py). Note: the template may have been copied from the website, so 'maybe' including adware is unintentional.

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2024-10-old-instaread

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • action-hidden-in-lib-usage

  • The package is used to advertise a service or product.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2024-10-old-instaread/instaread",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.276544894Z",
            "sha256": "4419f9d8f65e0a5975661e45b684e3a855114386fecdf27178227014b4936661",
            "modified_time": "2024-10-06T11:51:02Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2024-10-old-instaread/instaread",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.300834606Z",
            "sha256": "792748013463fb0303ff6033b47dcb48c23dc944d5075a8859b6997eafd47a56",
            "modified_time": "2024-10-06T11:51:02Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2024-10-old-instaread/instaread",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.546449056Z",
            "sha256": "0cf8d254f1c5749f6ddfe72b66f839ba14e41435398f3db183e43d1726eae58f",
            "modified_time": "2024-10-06T11:51:02Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.3",
                "0.1.2",
                "0.1.1",
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2024-10-old-instaread/instaread",
            "import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.106544403Z",
            "sha256": "44eab4e373a635e4c89555c65855a4dfd9961f838dc8438343392f6d3e5e45ca",
            "modified_time": "2024-10-06T11:51:02Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "0.1.1",
                "0.1.2",
                "0.1.3"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / instaread

Package

Name
instaread
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Purl
pkg:pypi/instaread

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0
0.1.1
0.1.2
0.1.3

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/instaread/MAL-2024-12292.json"