abu-common-components
This report shows the evidence for abu-common-components@99.99.1, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the dependency confusion probes at version 99 and above, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6463 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6463
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in abu-common-components (npm)
Details
package.json declares preinstall and postinstall hooks that invoke curl against a hardcoded bare-IP HTTP endpoint (http://64.227.183.144/depconf/abu-common-components/), sending the installer's username ($(whoami)), hostname ($(hostname)), current working directory ($PWD) and timestamp as query parameters. This fires automatically on `npm install` with no caller consent, leaks internal host and build-path identifiers in cleartext, and points at a non-publisher bare IP. The package itself is hollow — index.js is a one-line placeholder — and is published at the inflated version 99.99.1 by an anonymous author, the canonical shape of a dependency-confusion probe designed to be resolved ahead of a private internal package of the same name. The combination of the /depconf/<pkgname>/ URL path, the inflated version, and the placeholder body confirms reconnaissance intent: any organization with a private `abu-common-components` package will leak its existence and internal host fingerprints to the attacker on a single `npm install`.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to abu-common-components@99.99.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing abu-common-components@99.99.1. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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