skills-detector
This report shows the evidence for skills-detector@2.0.5. 2 of 2 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-4670 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-4670
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in skills-detector (npm)
Details
On `npm install`, postinstall.js executes `whoami` and `id` via child_process.execSync, collects os.hostname(), os.platform(), current working directory, and the CI / GITHUB_REPOSITORY / NODE_ENV environment variables, and sends them via HTTPS GET to the hardcoded host `0bcdniet6uubfi1lkxgx8qhpcgid65uu.oastify.com` (Burp Collaborator out-of-band-exfiltration domain). It also issues a DNS lookup of `<whoami>.0bcdniet6uubfi1lkxgx8qhpcgid65uu.oastify.com` as a secondary OAST exfiltration channel. The package self-describes as a 'Security research canary' but is published on the public registry and runs unconditionally on any installer's machine, leaking host identity and CI/GitHub repository context to a third party.
## Source: ghsa-malware (65daf45d03c11c27cbf1be53eefe496baf57ab0319078e92875e2cb3dd72aec1) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
## Source: ossf-package-analysis (9af466aa8c67f5897bfd2f2361407e596caa4adfb77bc5ca813992ccd9f4302c) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'skills-detector' @ 2.0.5 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to skills-detector@2.0.5.
The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 2 recorded versions
2.0.4, 2.0.5
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing skills-detector@2.0.5. 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.
Evidence last updated: .
Source advisory published: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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