node-sqlite is malware
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Jul 23, 2018
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Sep 11, 2023
Description
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Jul 23, 2018
Reviewed
Jun 16, 2020
Last updated
Sep 11, 2023
The
node-sqlite
package is a piece of malware that steals environment variables and sends them to attacker controlled locations.All versions have been unpublished from the npm registry.
Recommendation
As this package is malware, if you find it installed in your environment, the real security concern is determining how it got there.
If you have found this installed in your environment, you should:
Additionally, any service which may have been exposed via credentials in your environment variables, such as a database, should be reviewed for indicators of compromise as well.
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