Improper access control in Jupyter Server - CVE-2023-40170
Published: August 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80088
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40170
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper cross-site credential checks on "/files/" URLs. A remote attacker can gain access to certain file contents, or access files when opening untrusted files via "Open image in new tab".
Affected software
Jupyter Server
Anolis OS
Fedora
python-jupyter-server
python3-jupyter-server+test
python3-jupyter-server
Anolis OS
Fedora
python-jupyter-server
python3-jupyter-server+test
python3-jupyter-server
How to mitigate CVE-2023-40170
Install updates from vendor's website.
Jupyter Server - update to 2.7.2
python-jupyter-server - addressed in versions 2.1.0-2.fc38, 2.7.2-1.fc39
python3-jupyter-server+test - update to 2.5.0-4
python3-jupyter-server - update to 2.5.0-4
python-jupyter-server - addressed in versions 2.1.0-2.fc38, 2.7.2-1.fc39
python3-jupyter-server+test - update to 2.5.0-4
python3-jupyter-server - update to 2.5.0-4