webdev-conf
This report shows the evidence for webdev-conf@5.0.0, the only known version.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 3mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-12005 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-12005
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in webdev-conf (npm)
Details
webdev-conf@5.0.0 is a typosquat of the sindresorhus/pkg-conf library, published under author 'Sinde Sorus' <sindesorus@gmail.com> (homoglyph of Sindre Sorhus). index.js appends an eval(atob(...)) block after the legitimate library code. On require(), the decoded payload queries public Ethereum RPC endpoints and blockscout.com/api for the latest transaction sent from the attacker address 0xa322E5f3D311D3080e6f01210263e9aDC2490Ef1, extracts an IP address from that transaction, then fetches XOR-encrypted next-stage JavaScript from http://<IP>:443/0x/cls and http://<IP>:443/0x/ls, eval()s it in-process, and re-executes it via spawn('node', ['-e', payload], {detached:true, windowsHide:true}).unref(). Identifiers such as http, https, child_process, spawn, and the RPC URLs are hidden with \uXXXX unicode escapes. The C2 IP is rotatable by the attacker via on-chain transactions (EtherHiding technique). Any package that require()s webdev-conf triggers remote code execution on the installer's host.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to webdev-conf@5.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing webdev-conf@5.0.0. 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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