XSS in Ipython Notebook
CVE-2015-6938
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file browser in notebook/notebookapp.py in IPython Notebook before 3.2.2 and Jupyter Notebook 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a folder name. NOTE: this was originally reported as a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, but this may be inaccurate.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ipython Notebook
- Jupyter Notebook — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21, 22, 23
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/3ab41641cf6fce3860c73d5cf4645aa12e1e5892 (Exploit)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/474 (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/544 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- github.com/jupyter/notebook/commit/dd9876381f0ef09873d8c5f6f2063269172331e3 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167670.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/jupyter/notebook/commit/35f32dd2da804d108a3a3585b69ec3295b2677ed (Exploit)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166471.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166460.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6938?
- CVE-2015-6938 is a vulnerability in Ipython Notebook, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-09-21.
- Is CVE-2015-6938 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.