chai-as-predicted
This report shows the evidence for chai-as-predicted@6.0.3, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the fake chai plugin campaign, 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-2026-6393 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6393
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in chai-as-predicted (npm)
Details
Package name 'chai-as-predicted' impersonates the popular 'chai-as-promised' assertion library, but ships unrelated code disguised as pino logger internals. The exported middleware in index.js spawns a detached background Node process running lib/initializeCaller.js as soon as a consumer invokes it. lib/initializeCaller.js base64-decodes a hardcoded URL (https://amethyst-lorrin-26.tiiny.site/index.json) and a custom 'x-secret-key' header, performs an HTTP GET with retries, and passes the response body's.data.cookie field to `new Function.constructor('require', response)` which is then invoked with the real require — executing attacker-controlled JavaScript with full Node privileges on the installer's machine. The C2 URL and headers are stored as base64 strings inside a fake `process.env` object and decoded with atob() at runtime to evade plaintext URL scanning. The destination is an anonymous free-hosting domain with mutable, unauthenticated content. Consumers tricked by the typosquat name into requiring this package and calling its middleware will execute arbitrary remote code.
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to chai-as-predicted@6.0.3.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing chai-as-predicted@6.0.3. 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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