Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting ipython package, versions [, 7.16.3) [7.17.0, 7.31.1) [8.0.0, 8.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-IPYTHON-2348630
  • published 20 Jan 2022
  • disclosed 20 Jan 2022
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade ipython to version 7.16.3, 7.31.1, 8.0.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution by not properly managing cross-user temporary files. This vulnerability allows one user to run code as another on the same machine.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

8.2 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

8.8 high