strapi-plugin-honey-meeb

{"modified":"2026-09-16T13:58:12Z","published":"2026-09-16T13:58:12Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-16231","summary":"Malicious code in strapi-plugin-honey-meeb (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (752c0a1146068824e355a38b25add15f092d7cea6f846c143b5b2d2210de6766)\nThe package's postinstall lifecycle script (postinstall.js) spawns a Python-based reverse shell that opens a TCP socket to the hardcoded IP 14.225.210.85:80, dup2's stdin/stdout/stderr onto the socket, and calls pty.spawn('sh'), yielding an interactive remote shell on the installer's host at npm install time. Execution is gated by an os.hostname() check against 'ubuntu-fc-uvm', with self-labeled log strings such as '[+] Starting reverse shell' and '[+] proceeding with exploit' — a targeting/evasion pattern indicative of an intentional attack rather than a demo. The package name resembles the legitimate Strapi plugin ecosystem, but the shipped install-time payload has no legitimate purpose.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"strapi-plugin-honey-meeb"},"versions":["3.6.8"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"indicators":{"evidence_files":[{"path":"postinstall.js","sha256":"4d4d4c8b33a87d03be45370616b16c71a8b91a8cb12899fac511a5db72cc6993","tlsh":"ba4131ad06bf273a63334ca8521b8097e51701023512d578799c8b53bfd5d99c531bf9"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"strapi-plugin-honey-meeb-3.6.8.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"e626927a523e51a12f80365cbb0cd7e2edefef29","sha512_sri":"sha512-bw7RhKsOfllRwMpkQXA0/eK+QwEQSIFcmGD6T/no/A2rsJUq8OFwWh/Z1eg/m1HAFrwekjqKJ68SbGhklxPzIw=="}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/strapi-plugin-honey-meeb/v/3.6.8"}],"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","type":"FINDER","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-020097","import_time":"2026-09-16T14:19:37.724994971Z","modified_time":"2026-09-16T13:58:12Z","sha256":"752c0a1146068824e355a38b25add15f092d7cea6f846c143b5b2d2210de6766","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["3.6.8"]}]}}