Jupyter Notebook file bypasses sanitization, executes JavaScript · CVE-2018-8768 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Jupyter Notebook file bypasses sanitization, executes JavaScript

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 12, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

notebook (pip)

Affected versions

< 5.4.1

Patched versions

5.4.1

Description

In Jupyter Notebook before 5.4.1, a maliciously forged notebook file can bypass sanitization to execute JavaScript in the notebook context. Specifically, invalid HTML is 'fixed' by jQuery after sanitization, making it dangerous.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 12, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

High

7.8

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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