animatecss-tailwind-luminary@2.0.6
A configurable, namespaced Animate.css integration for Tailwind CSS
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 3d ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-18071 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-18071
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in animatecss-tailwind-luminary (npm)
Details
animatecss-tailwind-luminary (2.0.6, 2.0.7) is a Tailwind CSS plugin from the fake job interview campaign behind MAL-2026-17665 and MAL-2026-17666: the same Animate.css integration template, README and description, published by cypherbyte on 2026-09-28. src/motion.js:5 requires the private scoped package @jasperquinn/postcss-motion-helpers, which is not readable on the public registry and resolves only with the npm token committed in the lure repository's web/.npmrc, so the code it delivers runs when tailwind.config.js loads the plugin and the dev server starts. The published tarball contains no install scripts and no network code; the payload lives in the private dependency, which was not retrieved. Twenty-six such packages under seventeen accounts were published between 2026-07-28 and 2026-10-09.
Independent LPM AI assessment
Manual ReviewIndependent AI assessment: manual_review. LPM AI review remains unresolved.
The inspected package source shows a Tailwind CSS generation flow and no confirmed attack behavior. Its runtime helper dependency is unresolved, so the available source does not support a clean verdict.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
Tailwind invokes the plugin while processing styles.
Impact
The helper's effects remain unknown, so the package cannot be cleared based on the inspected source.
Mechanism
The plugin calls the helper through buildMotionBase to generate CSS.
AI rationale
The inspected package source shows a Tailwind CSS generation flow and no confirmed attack behavior. Its runtime helper dependency is unresolved, so the available source does not support a clean verdict.
Evidence
package.jsonsrc/motion.js
Independent scan evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 82.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- The manifest declares @jasperquinn/postcss-motion-helpers as a runtime dependency.
- The plugin calls buildStyles when Tailwind invokes it, and buildMotionBase invokes the helper to produce CSS.
- The inspected package source does not establish what the helper does, so its behavior remains unresolved.
Evidence against
- The inspected plugin source shows CSS generation and Tailwind style registration; no attack behavior was identified in that source.
Behavioral surface
Filesystem
Source & flagged code
4 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
29"dependencies": {
"animate.css": "^4.1.1",
"postcss": "^8.4.5",
"@jasperquinn/postcss-motion-helpers": "^1.0.1",
"postcss-js": "^3.0.3",
"postcss-selecto
High
Suspicious Dependency Evidence
The manifest declares @jasperquinn/postcss-motion-helpers as a runtime dependency.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L29plugin.jsView file
8function keyframeTailwindPlugin(options = {}) {
const config = normalizeOptions(options);
return tailwindPlugin(({ addBase, addUtilities }) => {
const styles = buildStyles(loadCatalog(), config);
addBase(styles.base);
addUtilities(styles.utilities);
});
}
keyframeTailwi
High
Ai Review Evidence
The plugin calls buildStyles when Tailwind invokes it, and buildMotionBase invokes the helper to produce CSS.
plugin.jsView on unpkg · L8src/motion.jsView file
Findings
4 High2 Low
HighSuspicious Dependency Evidencepackage.json
HighAi Review Evidenceplugin.js
HighSuspicious Dependency Evidencesrc/motion.js
HighAi Review Evidencesrc/motion.js
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to animatecss-tailwind-luminary@2.0.6.
See all versions of animatecss-tailwind-luminary for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing animatecss-tailwind-luminary@2.0.6. 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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