bs58-12

{"schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-13759","published":"2026-08-11T16:40:07Z","modified":"2026-08-12T12:25:59.994898376Z","aliases":["GHSA-x9c8-g63x-mh7q"],"summary":"Malicious code in bs58-12 (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (4d59b2d561269e6779eed82e12abe726403e9a2419936c01a4deaea9c3e70b2c)\nPackage bs58-12 presents itself as the popular bs58 base58 library (README copied from bs58, advertising `npm i --save bs58`) but its own code is a thin wrapper: index.js does `require(\"base65-12x\")` and the sole declared runtime dependency is `base65-12x` at ^5.0.1, a name resembling the `base-x` library the real bs58 uses. The package under analysis contains no exfiltration, credential access, install/import-time destructive action, or lifecycle scripts; the only installer-facing behavior is pulling in base65-12x as a dependency. Whether installing bs58-12 causes harm depends on the code shipped by base65-12x, which is a separate package not analyzed here.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (c9410cfc5179babda824df65e0e58d3b719fc5e1c372187750023af1a23702d2)\nAny 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.\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"bs58-12","ecosystem":"npm"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["6.0.1"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"},{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"indicators":{"evidence_files":[{"path":"src/cjs/index.cjs","sha256":"1a43c5439c2a51381a4acffb26679c4dcd1327571c6ce303a811cc0d5d4a18a6","tlsh":"65e0615abdb7e4954274004e4629c8932efd4c7f0484345a72cf9fbad25409568a1d17"}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x9c8-g63x-mh7q"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/bs58-12/v/6.0.1"}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"GHSA-x9c8-g63x-mh7q","import_time":"2026-08-12T00:17:04.875369276Z","modified_time":"2026-08-11T16:40:08Z","ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"}],"type":"SEMVER"}],"sha256":"c9410cfc5179babda824df65e0e58d3b719fc5e1c372187750023af1a23702d2","source":"ghsa-malware"},{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-017434","import_time":"2026-08-12T12:24:13.394306592Z","modified_time":"2026-08-12T12:21:04Z","sha256":"4d59b2d561269e6779eed82e12abe726403e9a2419936c01a4deaea9c3e70b2c","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["6.0.1"]}]},"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}