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Scanned: 11 days ago

MagicPython

Artifact:
malicious
Top 1k
Syntax highlighter for cutting edge Python.
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: about 9 years ago
Publisher: magicstack
See on Visual Studio Code

SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
7 severe vulnerabilities exploited
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
2 protestware dependencies found

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

malware
about 1 month agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Automated)
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Popularity

4.37M
Total Installs
1
Contributor
0
Declared Dependencies
10
Dependents

Top issues

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Problem

Authors of open source software may decide to use their projects to spread political messages. Running software packages that include protestware dependencies may trigger protest-related functions when executed in the targeted environments or geographies. Protest-motivated code is commonly implemented as a simple display of harmless messages that call for peace. However, over time protestware may evolve to include code that performs excessive logging, issues denial of service, or even deletes user files. Software packages that depend on protestware code are considered to be potentially unwanted applications. When political activism escalates to inclusion of destructive code, additional malware detection policies trigger to flag malicious intent.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

2 packages
found in
Top 100
9 packages
found in
Top 1k
54 packages
found in
Top 10k
168 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 Visual Studio Code community

71 packages
found in
Top 100
568 packages
found in
Top 1k
3198 packages
found in
Top 10k
16595 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 critical severity.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

64 packages
found in
Top 100
445 packages
found in
Top 1k
2064 packages
found in
Top 10k
9214 packages
in community

Next steps

Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.
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 Visual Studio Code community

72 packages
found in
Top 100
583 packages
found in
Top 1k
3344 packages
found in
Top 10k
17282 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.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community, it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of being the first to try out a new project lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

12 packages
found in
Top 100
62 packages
found in
Top 1k
231 packages
found in
Top 10k
638 packages
in community

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Top behaviors

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Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
65 packages
found in
Top 100
535 packages
found in
Top 1k
2853 packages
found in
Top 10k
14133 packages
in community

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
85 packages
found in
Top 100
673 packages
found in
Top 1k
4329 packages
found in
Top 10k
28768 packages
in community

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
81 packages
found in
Top 100
631 packages
found in
Top 1k
3887 packages
found in
Top 10k
24357 packages
in community

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
73 packages
found in
Top 100
573 packages
found in
Top 1k
3170 packages
found in
Top 10k
17492 packages
in community

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
47 packages
found in
Top 100
303 packages
found in
Top 1k
1634 packages
found in
Top 10k
8176 packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

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Vulnerability Exploitation Lifecycle
(13 Active Vulnerabilities)
3 (1 Fixable)
CVE-2022-37616c
CVE-2021-32796m
CVE-2021-21366m
10 (9 Fixable)
CVE-2022-22912c
CVE-2022-39353c
CVE-2019-10744c
None
None
Exploits Unknown
Exploits Exist
Exploited by Malware
Patching Mandated

FAQ for MagicPython

What is MagicPython?

Syntax highlighter for cutting edge Python.

Is MagicPython malicious or is it safe to use?

The VS Code package MagicPython 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. 7 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. The package MagicPython had 2 incidents in versions published within 2 years prior to the latest.

Is MagicPython popular?

The VS Code package MagicPython ranks among the top 1000 projects in this community. It has 4M 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 MagicPython once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how MagicPython behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a MagicPython 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.