chai-mocks

{"modified":"2026-06-12T19:46:12Z","published":"2026-06-08T09:00:21Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-5306","aliases":["GHSA-5wqh-hxqx-c6j3"],"summary":"Malicious code in chai-mocks (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (e65359853241724a1b519599469dadfcd2b32674455db9fe5284cb7553a5ddf4)\nThe package masquerades as a pino-style logger middleware but is a remote code loader. When the exported middleware is invoked, index.js spawns a detached `node./lib/caller.js` child process. caller.js fetches https://jsonkeeper.com/b/U2BTS (with a second URL https://jsonkeeper.com/b/XRGF3 stored base64-encoded in a variable named DEV_API_KEY to disguise it as a configuration constant), reads the `cookie` field of the JSON response, and executes it via `new Function.constructor('require', s)(require)` — arbitrary attacker-controlled code execution with full Node `require` access on the consumer's machine. jsonkeeper.com is an anonymous, mutable paste service; the contents can be changed by the author at any time without republishing the package. The package name (`chai-mocks`) and bait API surface (exports `pino`, references DEFAULT_LEVELS/redact/customLevels, scripts named `smoke:pino`) are unrelated to the package's author identity (Alexus111 <hello@jsonspack.com>) and are designed to lure developers who mistype or confuse it with the chai or pino logger ecosystems. The base64-obfuscated URLs and fake `DEV_API_KEY`/`DEV_SECRET_KEY` variable names confirm intent to hide the C2 endpoint.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (2110c382b534a2754972e66578b044823108410f3a656aad1616834d18bba322)\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":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"chai-mocks"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.1.5"],"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/caller.js","sha256":"6e9c6643cf66d24db6350eb1c03d6f0f862243ee18ab557c9be20d847dff9f36","tlsh":"c2017b4a30fa605c015510f64b1fe4317012e4173c49e5c5378c87514fea5ae6963eed"},{"path":"index.js","sha256":"2956b023858d706a5e241cd28b845088e5f414c5f70bd5d8cb73cb427d081065","tlsh":"5d213c81b9f11188065cd9c8b569e53a38e3c4377207b9b0e9ec87862bcf2080272ad7"}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5wqh-hxqx-c6j3"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/chai-mocks/v/1.1.5"}],"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","type":"FINDER","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"source":"ghsa-malware","sha256":"2110c382b534a2754972e66578b044823108410f3a656aad1616834d18bba322","import_time":"2026-06-08T09:52:28.863400115Z","id":"GHSA-5wqh-hxqx-c6j3","modified_time":"2026-06-08T09:00:21Z","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]},{"source":"amazon-inspector","sha256":"e65359853241724a1b519599469dadfcd2b32674455db9fe5284cb7553a5ddf4","import_time":"2026-06-12T19:44:06.549106013Z","id":"IN-MAL-2026-006086","modified_time":"2026-06-12T19:08:31Z","versions":["1.1.5"]}]}}