kiyoramarkets

{"schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-17396","published":"2026-10-08T05:32:18Z","modified":"2026-10-16T01:33:15.480193612Z","aliases":["GHSA-23wg-cgvp-f8w7"],"summary":"Malicious code in kiyoramarkets (npm)","details":"This package is part of a large family (100+ identified as of September 2026) of near-identical\nforks of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that inject a covert channel-subscription action into\nthe WhatsApp socket layer. On connect, the injected code issues an authenticated `w:mex` FOLLOW\nquery (query_id 7871414976211147) against one or more attacker-chosen WhatsApp Channel/Newsletter\nJIDs, using the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session -- silently subscribing the\nvictim's account to channels it never asked to join.\n\nThe target JID(s) are hidden from casual source review via one of several obfuscation techniques\nobserved across the family: a plain string literal, base64 encoding, base64+XOR, or a char-code\narray reconstructed at runtime. Some variants instead fetch a mutable, attacker-controlled remote\nJSON/JS list of target JIDs from GitHub or another host at runtime, letting the target list change\nafter installation without a new npm publish. Every sample in the family shares the same underlying\nmechanism (a wrapped/patched socket-connect routine that fires the FOLLOW query some seconds after\nconnect), even though the package name, JID value(s), and obfuscation/delivery method differ per\nfork.\n\nThe malicious action abuses the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session to gain reach and\nsubscribers for attacker-controlled channels; it does not exfiltrate credentials, establish\npersistence, or execute arbitrary remote code.\n\nAffected package: kiyoramarkets (npm), version(s): 8.0.16.\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (6ace45bb33f00d6362e55c9a7521d0efb1cb24761231b8befcce4520aedea430)\nkiyoramarkets is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp library that adds undocumented behavior using the installer's authenticated WhatsApp session for the author's benefit. On every socket connection, socketConnect() fetches a JSON list from a hardcoded GitHub raw URL constructed by decoding a char-code array (resolves to https://raw.github.com/skyzopedia/NewsletterID/refs/heads/main/VIP_Push.json) and issues mex queries with query_id 7871414976211147 (newsletter action) against each returned id under the installer's account. prepareWAMessageMedia silently defaults the annotations field on outgoing media messages to a hardcoded newsletter reference (newsletterJid 120363409159786018@newsletter, name 'skyzopedia'), attributing/promoting the author's newsletter through media the installer's bot sends. An additional helper generateMessageV decodes a base64+XOR-obfuscated '@newsletter' literal and, on a 40s timer, invokes a callback with the same query_id. The behavior uses the installer's session identity for the author's reach; no credential theft, no filesystem access outside the library, no RCE, no exfiltration of installer secrets is present.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (50aac4306f42109e26f9c69aeb99a2f2a33d5639b3ac23638734b2a4aeef9789)\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":"kiyoramarkets","ecosystem":"npm"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["8.0.16"],"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":"lib/Socket/socket.js","sha256":"ea57a6770cf2c246e27a5ffe85ffeb496624f9b1582868d5dff184fd6369a394","tlsh":"ffd2b41b46f3053aab777476562b6021333580073a48dca57bac8254af8e778e6e77cc"},{"path":"lib/Utils/messages.js","sha256":"142e39200bfe2c9f0f5528ab87fea34dcb59efdf85a1b2f5a285174d2b183630","tlsh":"e3f22e5958e30e2d45abb0aab74b3045a234d0076108fe26fe8c53e5bfcd5a49bf67c4"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"kiyoramarkets-8.0.16.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"61bb4cd8aed3995addb9dc5416ba34ee09c7a6f1","sha512_sri":"sha512-mRzd0Z9nhszUKrFnQwZJNGGPrtqwKJJrlPdoLmgNzAVOWS4zsGMImg6EPvcxvPJnU5s15EMawgEaRwhYqpUe9Q=="}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/kiyoramarkets/v/8.0.16"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-23wg-cgvp-f8w7"}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-021136","import_time":"2026-10-08T05:46:11.026392543Z","modified_time":"2026-10-08T05:32:18Z","sha256":"6ace45bb33f00d6362e55c9a7521d0efb1cb24761231b8befcce4520aedea430","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["8.0.16"]},{"id":"GHSA-23wg-cgvp-f8w7","import_time":"2026-10-16T01:31:19.900208745Z","modified_time":"2026-10-16T01:09:30Z","ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"}],"type":"SEMVER"}],"sha256":"50aac4306f42109e26f9c69aeb99a2f2a33d5639b3ac23638734b2a4aeef9789","source":"ghsa-malware"}]},"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"],"type":"FINDER"},{"name":"OX Security","type":"FINDER"}]}