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SCA: security update for simple-swizzle (GHSA-9g9j-rggx-7fmg)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 435302

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - simple-swizzle swizzles function arguments. On 8 September 2025, the npm publishing account for simple-
 swizzle was taken over after a phishing attack. Version 0.2.3 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 <script> 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 issue is resolved in 0.2.4. (CVE-2025-59141)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g9j-rggx-7fmg

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 435302

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/16/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 97.04

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59141

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Threat Score: 8.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59141

cwe: CWE-506