Critical

Malicious Package in foever

  • Disclosed: 01.09.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

All versions of foever are considered malicious. The package is malware designed to take advantage of users making a mistake when typing the name of a module to install. When executed, the package calls home to a Command and Control server to execute arbitrary commands.

Recommendation

This package was published to the npm Registry for a very short period of time. If you happen to find it in your environment you should revoke and rotate all credentials found on the compromised machine, as well as completely erase the affected machine and reinstall your Operating System.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package foever all versions no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-506
Platform
npm
Package
foever
Disclosed
01.09.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j3qq-qvc8-c6g7 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: foever

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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