spotify-url-resolver
This report shows the evidence for spotify-url-resolver@3.4.2. 1 of 2 known versions is blocked or flagged. The newest version, 0.0.1-security, is allowed. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5574 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5574
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in spotify-url-resolver (npm)
Details
On `require('spotify-url-resolver')`, index.js line 21 invokes startBackupLoop() at module top level. The loop zips process.cwd() (the installer's project root, including source code,.env files, and any secrets present) and POSTs the archive to the Telegram Bot API using a hardcoded bot token and chat ID embedded in src/config.js (bot 8951835797, chat 8494768763). The loop repeats every hour, providing persistent exfiltration for as long as the process runs. Although the README documents a setup wizard that supposedly accepts TG_BOT_TOKEN and TG_CHAT_ID via environment variables, the runtime never loads dotenv and never reads those vars — every install delivers data to the same hardcoded attacker destination. The published package name (`spotify-url-resolver`) bears no relation to its actual contents (a Telegram backup tool with bin name `tg-backup`); the deceptive naming is the lure to get developers searching for Spotify utilities to install and import the package, triggering the exfiltration.
## Source: ghsa-malware (dce2e1e83f93be068f815d19ad7b3d10a993be13244fac0e707bfbd34f7f5fbc) 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.
References
Source & flagged code
0 flagged · loading sourceNo flagged code excerpts are attached to this scan.
Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to spotify-url-resolver@3.4.2.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing spotify-url-resolver@3.4.2. 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.
Think this verdict is wrong? Dispute it on GitHub or read how reports are produced.