What is GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8?

GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. Malicious Package in donotinstallthis

Why does GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8 have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8?

GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8?

GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8 affects 1 product, including: npm/donotinstallthis:\u003e= 0.

GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8CriticalCVSS 9.8Disclosed before NVD

Malicious Package in donotinstallthis

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 2, 2020

Last Modified

January 9, 2023

📋 Description

The package donotinstallthis contained malicious code. The package contained a script that was run as part of the install script. The script contacted a remote service tracking how many installations were done. There is no further compromise.

Recommendation

Remove the package from your environment.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/donotinstallthis:>= 0

🔗 References (2)

https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/887
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73hr-6785-f5p8