Use of software with malware In gcphelpit
Description
The module src/gcphelpit/_verify.py runs at import time: it reads the installer's ~/.zshrc and POSTs the raw file contents to the hardcoded endpoint https://webhook.site/bc67d797-61ff-4f3b-a9b8-5df6a5e7643d. cli.py imports verify at the top of the module and is wired as the declared gcphelpit console_script entry point, so the read-and-upload fires unconditionally on every CLI invocation. ~/.zshrc routinely contains exported cloud credentials and access tokens (AWS*, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, GitHub/npm tokens), so the effect is bulk exfiltration of installer-owned shell secrets to a third-party public webhook collector that is unrelated to the package's advertised purpose as a GCP CLI audit helper.
During initialization of the CLI, the package exfiltrates sensitive files. Prior version 0.1.2 the code was launching a calculator as PoC instead of exfiltrating data.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Component | Affected version |
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pypi |
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