MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

cindy-brongkos22-riris (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects cindy-brongkos22-ririsSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove cindy-brongkos22-riris and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 07:45 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-51331

What to do

Remove cindy-brongkos22-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
npmcindy-brongkos22-riris	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package cindy-brongkos22-riris contains malicious code linked to a large-scale spam campaign flooding the npm registry with over 15,000 packages. These packages include autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. The malicious payload manipulates package metadata to remove private flags and increment version numbers, enabling continuous republishing of variants. This activity aims to inflate developer reputation scores for the tea.xyz token reward campaign and pollutes the npm ecosystem.

Impact

This malicious package pollutes the npm registry by flooding it with numerous spam packages, which can degrade the quality and trustworthiness of the npm ecosystem. It manipulates package metadata to bypass privacy settings and repeatedly publishes variants, potentially misleading users and automated systems that rely on package metadata for trust decisions. The campaign aims to fraudulently inflate developer reputation scores tied to the tea.xyz token reward system, undermining the integrity of reputation-based incentives.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid installing or depending on the cindy-brongkos22-riris package and related variants. Registry maintainers and security teams should monitor for and remove such spam packages to preserve ecosystem integrity. Since this is a malicious package rather than a software vulnerability, remediation involves removal and blocking rather than patching.

Summary

The cindy-brongkos22-riris npm package is part of a widespread malicious campaign associated with tea.xyz token rewards. It contains autopublish scripts (such as auto.js, autopublish.js, autopublish2.js, autopublish3.js) that automate the creation and publication of derivative packages with randomized names. The malicious code modifies package.json files by removing private flags and altering version numbers, facilitating repeated republishing of new variants. This behavior floods the npm registry with spam packages, artificially inflating developer reputation scores within the tea protocol token reward system.

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