T1195.002

Description from ATT&CK

Adversaries may manipulate application software prior to receipt by a final consumer for the purpose of data or system compromise. Supply chain compromise of software can take place in a number of ways, including manipulation of the application source code, manipulation of the update/distribution mechanism for that software, or replacing compiled releases with a modified version.

Targeting may be specific to a desired victim set or may be distributed to a broad set of consumers but only move on to additional tactics on specific victims.(Citation: Avast CCleaner3 2018)(Citation: Command Five SK 2011)

Atomic Tests

• Atomic Test #1 - Simulate npm package installation on a Linux system

Atomic Test #1 - Simulate npm package installation on a Linux system

Launches a short‑lived Kubernetes pod using the Node 18 image, initializes a minimal npm project in /tmp/test, and installs the specified npm package without audit/fund/package‑lock options, simulating potentially suspicious package retrieval (e.g., typosquatting/dependency confusion) from within a container. The pod is deleted after execution.

Supported Platforms: Containers, Linux

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Inputs:

Attack Commands: Run with bash!

kubectl run #{pod_name} --image=#{image_name} --restart=Never --attach --rm -i -- bash -lc "mkdir -p /tmp/test && cd /tmp/test && npm init -y >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo '--- package.json before install ---' && cat package.json && npm install #{package_name} --no-audit --no-fund --no-package-lock && echo '--- package.json after install ---' && cat package.json"

Dependencies: Run with bash!

Description: kubectl must be installed and configured

Check Prereq Commands:

which kubectl

Get Prereq Commands:

echo "kubectl must be installed"