CVE-2018-8768
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 5.1.0-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 5.1.0-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 5.1.0-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.1.0-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 5.1.0-2 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | notebook | <5.4.1 | 5.4.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8768
- https://github.com/jupyter/notebook
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/notebook/PYSEC-2018-57.yaml
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00033.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/15/2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cwv-x26c-w2q4
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8768
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.