CVE-2018-8768 Affecting ipython package, versions <5.1.0-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-IPYTHON-1549202
  • published18 Mar 2018
  • disclosed18 Mar 2018

Introduced: 18 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-8768  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 ipython to version 5.1.0-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ipython package and not the ipython package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.