SB2018042415 - Security restrictions bypass in Jupyter Notebook
Published: April 24, 2018 Updated: August 30, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018042415
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8768)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due improper sanitization of notebook files. The jQuery component fixes invalid HTML after sanitization. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted notebook file, execute arbitrary JavaScript code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.