ppt-creator

{"modified":"2026-06-23T21:54:18Z","published":"2026-06-23T21:54:18Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-6355","summary":"Malicious code in ppt-creator (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (8040bc58597dee52581beb232688c85302554af0af5726abc15c56a21ac69f2c)\nOn `npm install`, package.json's `preinstall` hook runs index.js, which collects host identifiers (os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), homedir, DNS servers, __dirname, the package's own package.json) and reads the contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, then HTTPS-POSTs the resulting JSON to a Burp Collaborator subdomain at 3z3l99x7vp8us6lzqm575hfh58bzzqnf.oastify.com. The package has no documented purpose and no library functionality — its only effect on installers is the exfiltration beacon. Any developer or CI system that runs `npm install ppt-creator` leaks user-account enumeration data and host fingerprints to the attacker-controlled collaborator endpoint.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"ppt-creator"},"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":"index.js","sha256":"2be2a687d98cc06b79b37f19f2f14f67ff6c48225ba25cc561d47bfd7282e62c","tlsh":"3b411195a2da17330de250c06a0c70802359fa777259a89077cf42969f869f8bb326f3"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"ppt-creator-1.0.0.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"cd5081cbcdd7c76ff926182a9429d9b9294d9f41","sha512_sri":"sha512-m15FvNAqWFUV8DIP4SnZDx2xuWP1Suy2eaWwNat0GhbEIJWydr91AnpKcfgRnuSGEpWMszxuCiDr4wuKXR1eSQ=="}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/ppt-creator/v/1.0.0"}],"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","type":"FINDER","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-007386","import_time":"2026-06-23T22:31:28.52364401Z","modified_time":"2026-06-23T21:54:18Z","sha256":"8040bc58597dee52581beb232688c85302554af0af5726abc15c56a21ac69f2c","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.0"]}]}}