wml-components
This report shows the evidence for wml-components@99.0.1, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the dependency confusion probes at version 99 and above, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-4730 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-4730
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in wml-components (npm)
Details
wml-components@99.0.1 declares `preinstall: node poc.js` in package.json, so `npm install` automatically runs poc.js with no consent step. poc.js iterates `process.env` and captures every variable whose name matches credential-shaped prefixes (TOKEN, AWS, AZURE, NPM, GITHUB, GITLAB, CI_, JENKINS, WALMART, WMT, BUILD, PROJECT, REPO, etc.) with full values, runs host-recon commands (`ip a`/`ipconfig /all`, `id`/`whoami /all`, `os.hostname()`, `os.platform()`), and walks up the directory tree reading the parent project's package.json and CI configuration (`.gitlab-ci.yml`, `.github/workflows`, `Jenkinsfile`, `azure-pipelines.yml`). The collected bundle is POSTed over HTTPS to a hardcoded interactsh out-of-band callback host (`d8a5d9pon5bugoc35cngp9hcregcqyezu.oast.me`, poc.js:11 and poc.js:113). The package's `main` is an empty object — it provides no functionality and exists only to execute the exfiltration payload. The name and version (`wml-components@99.0.1`) are shaped as a dependency-confusion lure against an internal Walmart `wml-*` namespace, with the high version number designed to win resolution over the legitimate internal package. Although the package description claims authorized bug-bounty testing, any developer or CI system outside the intended scope that resolves this name (mistyped dependency, public-mirror automation, untargeted CI) leaks credentials, source-tree metadata, and host identifiers to the attacker-controlled OAST endpoint.
References
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to wml-components@99.0.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing wml-components@99.0.1. 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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