Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting ipython package, versions [0.12,1.2.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.65% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-IPYTHON-3335986
  • published 1 Mar 2023
  • disclosed 1 Mar 2023
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade ipython to version 1.2.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to not checking the origin of websocket requests in zmqhandlers.py. Attackers in possession of the kernel ID can execute arbitrary code using a crafted page.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • 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

6.3 medium