RCE in Ipython Notebook
CVE-2014-3429
IPython Notebook 0.12 through 1.x before 1.2 does not validate the origin of websocket requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging knowledge of the kernel id and a crafted page.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ipython Notebook — versions 0.12, 0.12.1, 0.13
- Mageia — versions 3.0, 4.0
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00039.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94497 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/ipython/ipython/pull/4845 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0320.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lambdaops.com/cross-origin-websocket-hijacking-of-ipython (Press/Media Coverage, Technical Description)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/152 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.ipython.devel/13198 (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)