MAL-2025-5342

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/videoel/MAL-2025-5342.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2025-5342
Aliases
  • GHSA-v2j9-5g57-fxw4
Published
2025-07-01T16:13:13Z
Modified
2025-07-12T00:40:14Z
Summary
Malicious code in videoel (npm)
Details

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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Source: ghsa-malware (8021df1be7bd0e0fd9525b7be97565c05a05946d7c57fd4f234c89ce1b5de853)

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (8bb98a4cc6f567b8493485e979b5b8487541fb58fca9f0bb7b3d099b7d7b0b73)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'videoel' @ 1.0.1 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "versions": [
                "1.0.1"
            ],
            "modified_time": "2025-07-01T16:52:15Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "sha256": "8bb98a4cc6f567b8493485e979b5b8487541fb58fca9f0bb7b3d099b7d7b0b73",
            "import_time": "2025-07-01T17:05:53.561529901Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2025-07-10T06:58:34Z",
            "source": "ghsa-malware",
            "sha256": "8021df1be7bd0e0fd9525b7be97565c05a05946d7c57fd4f234c89ce1b5de853",
            "id": "GHSA-v2j9-5g57-fxw4",
            "import_time": "2025-07-11T00:39:40.233092731Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "SEMVER"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2025-07-10T06:58:34Z",
            "source": "ghsa-malware",
            "sha256": "35a6f73e4ee2f1ad2ad407fe7caca254aa824b365689b30032ed93fc7af61ff2",
            "id": "GHSA-v2j9-5g57-fxw4",
            "import_time": "2025-07-12T00:39:50.830766068Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "SEMVER"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / videoel

Package

Name
videoel
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Purl
pkg:npm/videoel

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
1.0.0
Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1

Database specific 

{
    "cwes": [
        {
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
            "cweId": "CWE-506"
        },
        {
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
            "cweId": "CWE-506"
        }
    ]
}