mal-2026-4287
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-05-23 18:16
Modified
2026-05-26 05:55
Summary
Malicious code in @audience-common-ui/components (npm)
Details

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

Source: amazon-inspector (3e26e359a883cc73de6df21c10ea5bc94596f94ac4c38a3c703f44c91f3a8f1e)

Package @audience-common-ui/components@99.99.1 is a dependency-confusion probe targeting an internal scope. Both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle hooks in package.json shell out to curl and send the installer's username ($(whoami)), hostname ($(hostname)), current working directory ($PWD), and a timestamp to http://64.227.183.144/depconf/@audience-common-ui/components/ — a bare IPv4 over plain HTTP, with no relation to any documented publisher. The URL path segment depconf is self-identifying as a dependency-confusion reconnaissance probe, and the 99.99.1 version (far above any plausible legitimate release) is the canonical attacker pattern for overriding an internal private scope. The package ships no real code (index.js is a one-line placeholder), confirming the only functional behavior is the install-time beacon. Author metadata is generic/anonymous. On npm install, the installer's identity and build environment are leaked to attacker-controlled infrastructure without consent.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (09e8c62a3f673e3d4109f6701402933e6a48fa82f20ed6d11fac357811aa2472)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified '@audience-common-ui/components' @ 99.99.1 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
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": "package.json",
              "sha256": "97955d4db668dd954dd0273ae0b688574f70e626baee493688e510ad39095fd0",
              "tlsh": "cbf05c70906406737ed481b818f6970f7a806f5bd298e8051383e8842bcd2f6a16727b"
            }
          ],
          "package_integrity": [
            {
              "filename": "components-99.99.1.tgz",
              "hashes": {
                "sha1": "5b13fe107781957a5efe99dfcdab925fccd95e29",
                "sha512_sri": "sha512-xB+czyXv3p0AbZpqeuk4SvCzWxIchYkvBP/dPKC43CTj3HZiNBOQqGetj/H4xdejTXuBEOQvzzje0WDwyqj/nw=="
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@audience-common-ui/components"
      },
      "versions": [
        "99.99.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "actran@amazon.com"
      ],
      "name": "Amazon Inspector",
      "type": "FINDER"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
        "https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
      ],
      "name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "import_time": "2026-05-24T21:23:04.632462216Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-23T18:30:27Z",
        "sha256": "09e8c62a3f673e3d4109f6701402933e6a48fa82f20ed6d11fac357811aa2472",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "99.99.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "IN-MAL-2026-004378",
        "import_time": "2026-05-26T05:52:28.957098871Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-23T18:16:30Z",
        "sha256": "3e26e359a883cc73de6df21c10ea5bc94596f94ac4c38a3c703f44c91f3a8f1e",
        "source": "amazon-inspector",
        "versions": [
          "99.99.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (3e26e359a883cc73de6df21c10ea5bc94596f94ac4c38a3c703f44c91f3a8f1e)\nPackage @audience-common-ui/components@99.99.1 is a dependency-confusion probe targeting an internal scope. Both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle hooks in package.json shell out to curl and send the installer\u0027s username ($(whoami)), hostname ($(hostname)), current working directory ($PWD), and a timestamp to http://64.227.183.144/depconf/@audience-common-ui/components/ \u2014 a bare IPv4 over plain HTTP, with no relation to any documented publisher. The URL path segment `depconf` is self-identifying as a dependency-confusion reconnaissance probe, and the 99.99.1 version (far above any plausible legitimate release) is the canonical attacker pattern for overriding an internal private scope. The package ships no real code (index.js is a one-line placeholder), confirming the only functional behavior is the install-time beacon. Author metadata is generic/anonymous. On `npm install`, the installer\u0027s identity and build environment are leaked to attacker-controlled infrastructure without consent.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (09e8c62a3f673e3d4109f6701402933e6a48fa82f20ed6d11fac357811aa2472)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027@audience-common-ui/components\u0027 @ 99.99.1 (npm) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-4287",
  "modified": "2026-05-26T05:55:01Z",
  "published": "2026-05-23T18:16:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@audience-common-ui/components/v/99.99.1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in @audience-common-ui/components (npm)"
}


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