mal-2024-12275
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2024-12-03 18:03
Modified
2025-12-31 02:45
Summary
Malicious code in genz-translator (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (983b5b328e433d81113b3e170f313aba83ae5eff0ecd515fc9865ca3a5be1ee9)
Installing the package installs a reverse shell. As the mentioned domain doesn't seem to exist, it may be a test designed for an internal usage
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-12-genz-translator
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
-
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "genz-translator"
},
"versions": [
"9000.0.1",
"9001.0.1",
"9002.0.1",
"9003.0.1",
"9004.0.1",
"9005.0.1",
"9007.0.1",
"9006.0.1",
"9008.0.1",
"9009.0.1",
"9010.0.1",
"9011.0.1",
"9012.0.1",
"9013.0.1",
"9014.0.1",
"9015.0.1",
"9016.0.1",
"9017.0.1",
"9018.0.1",
"9019.0.1"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "ANALYST"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"domains": [
"covenant.thinkgreencorp.net",
"servers.genzrulez.com"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2024-12-genz-translator/genz-translator",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.219339238Z",
"modified_time": "2024-12-03T18:03:25Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "16c7427f62f2c145e31d5a6a910034e9c83393efbda927ee399a57ee2b86f5c8",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-12-genz-translator/genz-translator",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.240665843Z",
"modified_time": "2024-12-03T18:03:25Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "983b5b328e433d81113b3e170f313aba83ae5eff0ecd515fc9865ca3a5be1ee9",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-12-genz-translator/genz-translator",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.50664842Z",
"modified_time": "2024-12-03T18:03:25Z",
"sha256": "c57fe7002570c3d58df6f32c77062b51cc08fb0a419bd4e895880e03d8a95941",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"9000.0.1",
"9001.0.1",
"9002.0.1",
"9003.0.1",
"9004.0.1",
"9005.0.1",
"9007.0.1",
"9006.0.1",
"9008.0.1",
"9009.0.1",
"9010.0.1",
"9011.0.1",
"9012.0.1",
"9013.0.1",
"9014.0.1",
"9015.0.1",
"9016.0.1",
"9017.0.1",
"9018.0.1",
"9019.0.1"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-12-genz-translator/genz-translator",
"import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.088845198Z",
"modified_time": "2024-12-03T18:03:25Z",
"sha256": "4e23c40024de950bb89ad189631bde2b687a3214525f1638019d85d8b268c39b",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"9000.0.1",
"9001.0.1",
"9002.0.1",
"9003.0.1",
"9004.0.1",
"9005.0.1",
"9006.0.1",
"9007.0.1",
"9008.0.1",
"9009.0.1",
"9010.0.1",
"9011.0.1",
"9012.0.1",
"9013.0.1",
"9014.0.1",
"9015.0.1",
"9016.0.1",
"9017.0.1",
"9018.0.1",
"9019.0.1"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (983b5b328e433d81113b3e170f313aba83ae5eff0ecd515fc9865ca3a5be1ee9)\nInstalling the package installs a reverse shell. As the mentioned domain doesn\u0027t seem to exist, it may be a test designed for an internal usage\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2024-12-genz-translator\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim\u0027s machine.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n",
"id": "MAL-2024-12275",
"modified": "2025-12-31T02:45:15Z",
"published": "2024-12-03T18:03:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/genz-translator"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in genz-translator (PyPI)"
}
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