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Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy

2 posts published

📍 Ocala, FL
Screenshot of web shell installed by malicious Composer package
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Laravel QR Code Generator Infected with Malware

On September 8th 2021 I discovered a backdoor in a Composer package for generating QR codes in the Laravel framework. The package laraveli/qr-code contains malware that attackers can use to remotely execute code on a compromised website or install and access a web shell. The code was traced back

  • Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy Sep 11, 2021 • 3 min read
Typosquatting Malware Found in Composer Repository
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Typosquatting Malware Found in Composer Repository

On September 8th 2021, as part of greenfield research project, I discovered a malicious package in Packagist, the main Composer repository. The symfont/process package contains malware and uses a technique called "package typosquatting" to target users of the popular symfony/process package which has been downloaded over 300 million

  • Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy Sep 9, 2021 • 3 min read
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