MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

cici-klentik87-riris (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects cici-klentik87-ririsSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove cici-klentik87-riris and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 07:42 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-51280

What to do

Remove cici-klentik87-riris from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
npmcici-klentik87-riris	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package cici-klentik87-riris is part of a large-scale spam campaign linked to the tea.xyz token reward system. It contains malicious autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. These scripts modify package metadata to remove privacy flags and alter version numbers, enabling continuous republishing of variants. This activity pollutes the npm registry and artificially inflates developer reputation scores within the tea protocol token ecosystem.

Impact

This malicious package pollutes the npm registry with spam packages, potentially degrading the quality and reliability of the package ecosystem. It artificially inflates developer reputation scores within the tea protocol token reward system, which may undermine trust in reputation metrics. There is no indication of direct exploitation or compromise of user systems beyond the registry pollution and reputation manipulation.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid installing or depending on cici-klentik87-riris and related packages from the tea.xyz spam campaign. Registry maintainers should continue to identify and remove such spam packages to preserve ecosystem integrity.

Summary

The cici-klentik87-riris npm package was identified as containing malicious code associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which flooded the npm registry with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. The malicious payload includes autopublish scripts (e.g., auto.js, autopublish.js) that automate the creation and publication of derivative packages with randomized names. These scripts modify package.json files by removing private flags and changing version numbers to enable repeated republishing. The purpose is to inflate developer reputation scores for tea protocol token rewards and to pollute the npm ecosystem with spam packages.

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