CVE-2021-32798 (High) detected in notebook-5.7.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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CVE-2021-32798 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - notebook-5.7.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl

A web-based notebook environment for interactive computing

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f6/36/89ebfffc9dd8c8dbd81c1ffb53e3d4233ee666414c143959477cb07cc5f5/notebook-5.7.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /ProbStats-with-TFP/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /teSource-ArchiveExtractor_06502b82-fa31-4507-bcc7-4f2a20df0a9c/20190519121749_57228/20190519121716_depth_0/4/notebook-5.7.8-py2.py3-none-any/notebook/notebook

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ notebook-5.7.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The Jupyter notebook is a web-based notebook environment for interactive computing. In affected versions untrusted notebook can execute code on load. Jupyter Notebook uses a deprecated version of Google Caja to sanitize user inputs. A public Caja bypass can be used to trigger an XSS when a victim opens a malicious ipynb document in Jupyter Notebook. The XSS allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim computer using Jupyter APIs.

Publish Date: 2021-08-09

URL: CVE-2021-32798

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.6)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797

Release Date: 2021-08-09

Fix Resolution: notebook - 5.7.11, 6.4.1

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