MalwarePublished 12 Nov 2025

teate-thy-sonic-beri (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects teate-thy-sonic-beriSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove teate-thy-sonic-beri and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 21:21 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-180194

What to do

Remove teate-thy-sonic-beri 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
npmteate-thy-sonic-beri	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package 'teate-thy-sonic-beri' is part of a malicious campaign linked to the tea.xyz token reward scheme. It contains autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed or English names. These scripts modify package.json files to remove private flags and alter version numbers, enabling continuous republishing to inflate developer reputation scores and pollute the npm registry.

Impact

The malicious package can degrade the integrity of the npm registry by flooding it with numerous derivative packages, potentially misleading users and automated systems relying on package metadata. It manipulates package.json files to bypass privacy settings and artificially inflates developer reputation scores within the tea.xyz token reward campaign context. There is no indication of direct exploitation or compromise of end-user systems beyond registry pollution and reputation manipulation.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid installing or depending on 'teate-thy-sonic-beri' and related packages. Registry maintainers and security teams should monitor for and remove such autopublished malicious packages to maintain ecosystem integrity.

Summary

This threat involves the 'teate-thy-sonic-beri' npm package, which is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. The package includes autopublish scripts (such as auto.js and autopublish.js variants) that automate the creation and publication of derivative packages with randomized names. The malicious payload modifies package.json by removing private flags and changing version numbers, facilitating repeated republishing. This behavior aims to manipulate developer reputation scores and flood the npm registry with numerous variants, thereby polluting the ecosystem.

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