Cross-site scripting in ipython - CVE-2015-4707
Published: September 20, 2017 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41124
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4707
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ipython.org
Affected software:
ipython
ipython
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in IPython before 3.2. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-4707
Update to version 3.2.0.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/22/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75328
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235688
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/7222bd53ad089a65fd610fab4626f9d0ab47dfce
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/c2078a53543ed502efd968649fee1125e0eb549c
- https://ipython.org/ipython-doc/3/whatsnew/version3.html