express-plugin
This report shows the evidence for express-plugin@1.6.6, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-6523 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-6523
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in express-plugin (npm)
Details
On module load, index.js auto-invokes initPlugin(), which HTTP-GETs https://jsonkeeper.com/b/PRA3O, parses the JSON response, and passes the response's `cookie` field to `Function.constructor` with `require` exposed, then immediately invokes the resulting function. Any process that does `require('express-plugin')` executes arbitrary JavaScript pulled from a mutable third-party paste host with full Node `require` privileges, giving the operator of that paste full control of the installer's machine. The file is headed as `normalize-path (ES6 safe version)` and exports an unused normalizePath function as decoy; the package name `express-plugin` is cover framing intended to make the package look like a benign Express middleware. The remote payload is attacker-mutable: today's content can be swapped for credential theft, persistence, or any other action at any time without republishing the package.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to express-plugin@1.6.6.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing express-plugin@1.6.6. 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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Source advisory published: .
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