Security features bypass in Jupyter Notebook - CVE-2018-21030
Published: August 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66861
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21030
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jupyter
Affected software:
Jupyter Notebook
Jupyter Notebook
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not use a CSP header to treat served files as belonging to a separate origin. A remote user can upload an SVG file with XSS payload and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in victim's browser.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-21030
Install updates from vendor's website.