CVE-2018-19352 Jupyter Notebook XSS via directory name

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in Jupyter Notebook via crafted directory names, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-19352?

CVE-2018-19352 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Jupyter Notebook before 5.7.2 allows XSS via a crafted directory name because notebook/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js handles certain URLs unsafely.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19352?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including notebook. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
notebook PyPIAll versions5.7.2
notebook PyPIAll versions5.7.2
notebook PyPIAll versions5.7.2

Products include Jupyter Notebook.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19352?

Upgrade notebook to 5.7.2 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-19352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19352, GHSA-3p4q-x8f3-p7vq, PYSEC-2018-18.

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