CVE-2015-4707: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in IPython

CVE-2015-4707 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2017-09-20

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IPython before 3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving JSON error messages and the /api/notebooks path.

Technologies: ipython (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-4707 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-4707 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2015-4707?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 September 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?
ipython (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=c2078a53543ed502efd968649fee1125e0eb549c,fixed=7222bd53ad089a65fd610fab4626f9d0ab47dfce|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2015-4707?
Yes. ipython (PyPI): upgrade to 3.2.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2015-4707?
Check whether you run ipython (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • ipython (PyPI): upgrade to 3.2.0 or later
    pip install "ipython>=3.2.0"

Affected products

  • ipython (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=c2078a53543ed502efd968649fee1125e0eb549c,fixed=7222bd53ad089a65fd610fab4626f9d0ab47dfce|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2015-4707
  • GHSA-66gw-5xpf-gfp5
  • PYSEC-2017-46

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