MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

fauzi-menjes14-riris (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects fauzi-menjes14-ririsSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove fauzi-menjes14-riris and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 08:21 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-51868

What to do

Remove fauzi-menjes14-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
npmfauzi-menjes14-riris	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package fauzi-menjes14-riris contains malicious code associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This campaign flooded the npm registry with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. The malicious code includes autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. These scripts modify package.json files to remove private flags and change version numbers, enabling continuous republishing of variants to pollute the npm registry and inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards.

Impact

This malicious package enables automated generation and publication of numerous derivative packages, polluting the npm registry and potentially misleading users and automated systems relying on package metadata. It artificially inflates developer reputation scores related to the tea protocol token reward system, undermining trust in the npm ecosystem and potentially impacting package consumers who may inadvertently use or depend on these spam packages.

Defensive guidance

Users and organizations should avoid installing or depending on the fauzi-menjes14-riris package and other related spam packages from the tea.xyz campaign. Registry maintainers and security teams should monitor and remove such malicious packages to prevent ecosystem pollution.

Summary

The npm package fauzi-menjes14-riris is part of a large-scale malicious campaign linked to tea.xyz token rewards. It contains autopublish scripts (auto.js, autopublish.js, autopublish2.js, autopublish3.js) that automate the creation and publication of derivative packages with randomized names. The malicious payload alters package.json by removing private flags and incrementing version numbers to enable repeated publication. This behavior results in registry pollution and artificially inflates developer reputation scores within the tea protocol token ecosystem. The campaign flooded npm with over 15,000 such spam packages in 2024.

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