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failIncident: Malware
Scanned: about 1 month ago

chokidar

malicious
Top 1k
A neat wrapper around node.js fs.watch / fs.watchFile / fsevents.
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: over 6 years ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
2 severe vulnerabilities exploited
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
1 malicious dependencies found

INCIDENTS:

malware
7 months agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Automated)
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Popularity

11.24B
Recorded Downloads Since 2021
2
Contributors
12
Declared Dependencies
24.86k
Dependents

Top issues

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Problem

Proprietary ReversingLabs malware detection algorithms have determined that the software package has one or more malicious dependencies. Some software dependencies may be optional, and could be installed or downloaded only if a certain pre-defined condition is met. When software dependencies are confirmed to be found within the software package, additional issues might also be reported. The detection was made by either a static byte signature, software component identity, or a complete file hash. This malware detection method is considered highly accurate, and can typically attribute malware to previously discovered software supply chain attacks.

Prevalence in npm community

0 packages
found in
Top 100
4 packages
found in
Top 1k
37 packages
found in
Top 10k
7092 packages
in community

Next steps

Inspect behaviors exhibited by the detected software components.
If the software behaviors differ from expected, investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
Revise the use of components that raise these alarms. If you can't deprecate those components, make sure they are well-documented.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known severe vulnerabilities. Available threat intelligence telemetry has confirmed that the reported high or critical severity vulnerabilities are actively being exploited by malicious actors.

Prevalence in npm community

34 packages
found in
Top 100
152 packages
found in
Top 1k
1955 packages
found in
Top 10k
777714 packages
in community

Next steps

We strongly advise updating the component to the latest version.
If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as high severity.

Prevalence in npm community

32 packages
found in
Top 100
168 packages
found in
Top 1k
2061 packages
found in
Top 10k
805890 packages
in community

Next steps

Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.
Update the component to the latest version.
If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

Top behaviors

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Prevalence in npm community

No behavior prevalence information at this time

Prevalence in npm community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
7 packages
found in
Top 100
52 packages
found in
Top 1k
886 packages
found in
Top 10k
616361 packages
in community

Prevalence in npm community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
32 packages
found in
Top 100
147 packages
found in
Top 1k
2296 packages
found in
Top 10k
636391 packages
in community

Prevalence in npm community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
17 packages
found in
Top 100
77 packages
found in
Top 1k
884 packages
found in
Top 10k
222519 packages
in community

Prevalence in npm community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
11 packages
found in
Top 100
67 packages
found in
Top 1k
693 packages
found in
Top 10k
114630 packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

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Vulnerability Exploitation Lifecycle
(3 Active Vulnerabilities)
None
2 (2 Fixable)
CVE-2020-28469h
CVE-2024-4068h
None
None
Exploits Unknown
Exploits Exist
Exploited by Malware
Patching Mandated

FAQ for chokidar

What is chokidar?

A neat wrapper around node.js fs.watch / fs.watchFile / fsevents. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is chokidar malicious or is it safe to use?

The npm package chokidar was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. Malware or tampering has been detected, making it unsafe to download and use. 2 other issues and risky behaviors were found. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is downloaded and used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details.

Is chokidar popular?

The npm package chokidar ranks among the top 1000 projects in this community. It has 11B recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure chokidar once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how chokidar behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a chokidar version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

Did you know...

... that you can use ReversingLabs’ Spectra Assure platform to perform regular risk assessments of packages you develop in-house?

We recommend continuous software safeness monitoring through CI/CD integrations and pre-release/deployment checks. In addition to basic package information found on this page our platform offers rich reports for developers and DevSecOps that help them remediate all reported issues.