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mal-2026-16227
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-09-16 13:59
Modified
2026-09-16 13:59
Summary
Malicious code in strapi-plugin-ccrec-meeb (npm)
Details

-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-

Source: amazon-inspector (27dd1178f43debcd9babc6630aa303b6953e7572d994f8efe3acc75db2cc878e)

The package's postinstall lifecycle script (postinstall.js) executes a bash /dev/tcp reverse shell to the hardcoded remote endpoint 14.225.210.85:80, giving the operator of that host an interactive shell on the installer's machine. Execution is gated by an os.hostname() equality check against 'ubuntu-fc-uvm'; on a matching host the script retries the connection up to 5 times, and on any other host it exits silently. The hostname gate is an evasion mechanism that hides the payload from generic installers and sandboxes while enabling targeted exploitation. The behavior fires automatically on npm install via scripts.postinstall with no user interaction. The package name mimics a Strapi plugin but ships no plugin functionality consistent with the declared purpose.

CWE
  • CWE-506 - The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cwes": [
          {
            "cweId": "CWE-506",
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
          }
        ],
        "indicators": {
          "evidence_files": [
            {
              "path": "postinstall.js",
              "sha256": "59958a5b6cf205abf8e3c05e62d883c008dafcd91abe907dda3d0f2bdb95a5a2",
              "tlsh": "ef411eed05bf2b3962338ce9522b8097d52741023516d278b5dc8b43bfc4d9ac631afa"
            }
          ],
          "package_integrity": [
            {
              "filename": "strapi-plugin-ccrec-meeb-3.6.8.tgz",
              "hashes": {
                "sha1": "88eabd60bab7d2b9f78703cc55887c25205126a8",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-dk5qTfdBUPijyPTuWx9sfLyT0ttQNwfGPVwnizqxYuH6dfeQlanAdA6JVgDOioeEk2JCKjGJR/FMXXduB1cbMA=="
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "strapi-plugin-ccrec-meeb"
      },
      "versions": [
        "3.6.8"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "inspector-research@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-020103",
        "import_time": "2026-09-16T14:19:38.11790147Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-09-16T13:59:11Z",
        "sha256": "27dd1178f43debcd9babc6630aa303b6953e7572d994f8efe3acc75db2cc878e",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "3.6.8"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (27dd1178f43debcd9babc6630aa303b6953e7572d994f8efe3acc75db2cc878e)\nThe package\u0027s postinstall lifecycle script (postinstall.js) executes a bash /dev/tcp reverse shell to the hardcoded remote endpoint 14.225.210.85:80, giving the operator of that host an interactive shell on the installer\u0027s machine. Execution is gated by an os.hostname() equality check against \u0027ubuntu-fc-uvm\u0027; on a matching host the script retries the connection up to 5 times, and on any other host it exits silently. The hostname gate is an evasion mechanism that hides the payload from generic installers and sandboxes while enabling targeted exploitation. The behavior fires automatically on npm install via scripts.postinstall with no user interaction. The package name mimics a Strapi plugin but ships no plugin functionality consistent with the declared purpose.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-16227",
  "modified": "2026-09-16T13:59:11Z",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:59:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/strapi-plugin-ccrec-meeb/v/3.6.8"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in strapi-plugin-ccrec-meeb (npm)"
}



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