Critical

Malicious Package in stream-combine

  • Disclosed: 02.09.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Version 2.0.2 of stream-combine has malicious code design to steal credentials and credit card information. The code searches all form elements for passwords, credit card numbers and CVC codes. It then uploads the information to a remote server using HTML links embedded in the page or form actions. If your application has Content Security Policy set you are not affected by this issue.

Recommendation

This package is not available on the npm Registry anymore. If you used this module and your application processed credentials or credit card information, it is possible that information was stolen.

Users may consider downgrading to version 2.0.1

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package stream-combine = 2.0.2 no fix

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
npm
Package
stream-combine
Disclosed
02.09.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w6xj-45gv-fw35 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: stream-combine

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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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