Jupyter Notebook up to 5.4.0 Notebook File access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Jupyter Notebook up to 5.4.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Notebook File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8768. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Jupyter Notebook up to 5.4.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Notebook File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/15/2018. The weakness was shared 03/18/2018 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-8768 since 03/18/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108735 (Fedora 27 : python-notebook (2018-b621d86462)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277696 (Fedora Security Update for python-notebook (FEDORA-2018-b621d86462)).

Upgrading to version 5.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (108735). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 108735
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : python-notebook (2018-b621d86462)
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OpenVAS ID: 800071
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for python-notebook FEDORA-2018-ddb95c8324
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Notebook 5.4.1

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03/29/2018 +10 days 🔍
03/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/22/2023 +1790 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-b621d86462
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-8768 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8768
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114754

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2018 07:55
Updated: 02/22/2023 11:07
Changes: 03/19/2018 07:55 (73), 01/14/2020 16:53 (3), 02/22/2023 11:01 (4), 02/22/2023 11:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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