What is GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2?

GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. Malicious Package in epress

Why does GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2 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-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2?

GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2?

GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2 affects 1 product, including: npm/epress:\u003e= 0.

GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2CriticalCVSS 9.8Disclosed before NVD

Malicious Package in epress

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 11, 2020

Last Modified

January 9, 2023

📋 Description

Version 4.13.2 of epress contains malicious code . The package is malware designed to take advantage of users making a mistake when typing the name of a module to install. Upon require the package attempts to start a cryptocurrency miner using coin-hive.

Recommendation

Remove the package from your environment and verify whether your system is running the cryptocurrency miner.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/epress:>= 0

🔗 References (2)

https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/925
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vf8q-pw7h-r2x2