vite-plugin-compress-js
This report shows the evidence for vite-plugin-compress-js@0.5.7. 3 of 3 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5713 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5713
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in vite-plugin-compress-js (npm)
Details
On module load, this Vite plugin performs an HTTP GET to https://www.jsonkeeper.com/b/XVHGD (an anonymous, mutable paste host) and passes the response's `data` field to `new Function.constructor("require",...)`, then invokes the resulting function with `require` — granting the remote payload full Node.js capabilities (fs, child_process, network) inside the consumer's Vite build process. dist/index.mjs (lines ~124-128) calls the fetch+eval directly via initPlugin(); dist/index.cjs (lines ~130-141) wraps the same payload in `if (isMainThread) { new Worker(__filename) } else { initPlugin() }`, spawning a worker that re-loads the module with isMainThread=false and executes the network-fetched code in the worker thread to obscure the behavior from naive inspection. The package name and metadata (author 'Vben', debug name 'vite-plugin-compression', plugin name 'vite:compression') clone the well-known vite-plugin-compress / vite-plugin-compression packages, and an otherwise-unused `request` dependency exists solely to perform the C2 fetch. Any developer or build system that imports this package executes whatever JavaScript the operator currently has hosted at the jsonkeeper paste.
## Source: ghsa-malware (7989787bb752866c34bd055adeb5327f5b2f049101dc927be3ba9fa7a20bacc8) 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 & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to vite-plugin-compress-js@0.5.7.
The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 3 recorded versions
0.5.5, 0.5.6, 0.5.7
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing vite-plugin-compress-js@0.5.7. 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: .
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