Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting livebook package, versions >=0.8.0 <0.8.2 >=0.9.0 <0.9.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.38% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-HEX-LIVEBOOK-5730772
  • published 22 Jun 2023
  • disclosed 21 Jun 2023
  • credit maple3142

How to fix?

Upgrade livebook to version 0.8.2, 0.9.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the Livebook Desktop's protocol handler. On Windows, it is possible to open a livebook:// link from a browser that opens Livebook Desktop and triggers arbitrary code execution on the victim's machine.

Note:

  1. Any user using Livebook Desktop on Windows is potentially vulnerable to arbitrary code execution when they expect Livebook to be opened from the browser.

  2. This vulnerability affected only Windows operating systems.

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

9.8 critical