Qix color 5.0.1 malicious code

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qix color 5.0.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in malicious code. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-59143. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qix color 5.0.1. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a malicious code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-506. The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

color is a Javascript color conversion and manipulation library. On 8 September 2025, the npm publishing account for color was taken over after a phishing attack. Version 5.0.1 was published, functionally identical to the previous patch version, but with a malware payload added attempting to redirect cryptocurrency transactions to the attacker's own addresses from within browser environments. Local environments, server environments, command line applications, etc. are not affected. If the package was used in a browser context (e.g. a direct inclusion, or via a bundling tool such as Babel, Rollup, Vite, Next.js, etc.) there is a chance the malware still exists and such bundles will need to be rebuilt. The malware seemingly only targets cryptocurrency transactions and wallets such as MetaMask. npm removed the offending package from the registry over the course of the day on 8 September, preventing further downloads from npm proper. On 13 September, the package owner published new patch versions to help cache-bust those using private registries who might still have the compromised version cached. Users should update to the latest patch version, completely remove their node_modules directory, clean their package manager's global cache, and rebuild any browser bundles from scratch. Those operating private registries or registry mirrors should purge the offending versions from any caches. This issues has been resolved in 5.0.2.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-59143 since 09/09/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as attacked.

Upgrading to version 5.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Qix

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• color

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• 5.0.1

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