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Malicious package

afterpay-sdk-example-servernpm

Advisory published Updated

afterpay-sdk-example-server is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2023-1111) that typosquats a legitimate package to trick installs (malicious versions 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 20.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in afterpay-sdk-example-server (npm)

MAL-2023-1111
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall afterpay-sdk-example-server

What this malware does

package.json declares a preinstall hook ("preinstall": "node index.js") that runs automatically on npm install. index.js requires os/fs/https, then collects host identifiers and installer-side files — __dirname, os.homedir(), os.hostname(), os.userInfo(), DNS servers, the full contents of /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts, and the package.json — and POSTs them over HTTPS to xqrangwae3pk5bd12xbr6t8q9hfc32rr.oastify.com (a Burp Collaborator OAST subdomain). The package name 'afterpay-sdk-example-server' impersonates an internal Afterpay SDK example, consistent with a dependency-confusion payload targeting Afterpay's internal build systems. Whether published as research or attack, any installer running npm install leaks system account data and host fingerprints to an attacker-controlled out-of-band collection endpoint.

Any 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.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'afterpay-sdk-example-server' @ 20.0.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

3 flagged
1.2.11.2.320.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

555a159aa3b74ea73f8574c05e14aa536948cbe56b0420bcdcc0daa2a911ae2c
328b2a8f94905ee0b2cc82dfaf2bc08b91fc054f442ec204ff09f65a419a7167
a81a53b70f9ae2610148f223507c5427bea5a52160b7f8ba214a0c3ac0fe96f7
d269548179eff986cc2761daabfc6034e9445e8b69557e2c7a6b7da49b7a1cbe
907dceda6fc23b62e3c9907985cd230239782f86480523d98530b981d5c7f5f8
424a383448cb866b1292678558f44db5394c454b116e9f80db5df9932dd4f1d9

Detection & response playbook

Typosquat
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for afterpay-sdk-example-server (3 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    afterpay-sdk-example-server is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove afterpay-sdk-example-server, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.

  3. Did it already run?

    If afterpay-sdk-example-server was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. afterpay-sdk-example-server on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 20.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-00311IN-MAL-2026-007396GHSA-xqcr-rgfp-6wv7IN-MAL-2026-019763RLUA-2026-10678

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks afterpay-sdk-example-server-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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