Jupyter Notebook file bypasses sanitization, executes JavaScript

GHSA-6cwv-x26c-w2q4 · CVE-2018-8768 · PYSEC-2018-57

Published Jul 12, 2018 · Modified Dec 7, 2024

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.

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8768
PACKAGE https://github.com/jupyter/notebook
WEB https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/notebook/PYSEC-2018-57.yaml
WEB https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00033.html
WEB http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/15/2

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