zomato-espresso

{"modified":"2026-06-22T17:42:29Z","published":"2026-06-22T17:42:29Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-6269","summary":"Malicious code in zomato-espresso (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (860464bbcd3d56375d93025e494e39a6652bb7d115fb581ee088474a66786c3d)\nPackage is a dependency-confusion lure targeting Zomato's internal namespace. package.json declares a preinstall hook that runs curl on every `npm install`, posting the installer's hostname (`hostname -f`), username (`whoami`), current working directory, and the entire process environment (base64-encoded via `env | base64 -w0`) over plain HTTP to an interactsh out-of-band collector at d8s0b82plbq3u5sb2vo0sb3a9obr4yjt7.oast.site. The URL path embeds the package name and the form fields exfiltrate `host`, `user`, `cwd`, and `env`, so any CI/developer environment that misresolves Zomato's internal package name to this public release leaks AWS keys, GITHUB_TOKEN, NPM_TOKEN, and any other secrets exposed in the environment. A preuninstall hook performs a similar host beacon. The package's own functionality is a stub (`index.js` exports only `{name, version}`); its sole purpose is the install-time beacon. The description string self-identifies as `Zomato's PDF generator service`, confirming the dependency-confusion reconnaissance intent against Zomato's private namespace.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"zomato-espresso"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"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":"package.json","sha256":"f497ff339e6710b89864370f98cf6dcefb324083a49d25dceeed6a90f19820be","tlsh":"2c01c934b8b496333d8c0370be6600293c722f4f82352c504adb091d838f215267da33"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"zomato-espresso-1.0.0.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"3a20e29cf15bc9de0be4b3058bfe93637a079373","sha512_sri":"sha512-BIRziNuUMjKSW0e44vroWYzIF+eT8Xyw5TGxF7saZY+8GTW1xe9l/XTGhVVoFGYm+fJCmLlCDlRnTs7YCDrCUQ=="}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/zomato-espresso/v/1.0.0"}],"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","type":"FINDER","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-007146","import_time":"2026-06-22T18:25:28.677729129Z","modified_time":"2026-06-22T17:42:29Z","sha256":"860464bbcd3d56375d93025e494e39a6652bb7d115fb581ee088474a66786c3d","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.0"]}]}}