# CVE-2015-5607: PYSEC-2017-47 - Cross-site request forgery in the REST API in IPython 2 and 3.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-5607-ipython-vulnerable-to-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-09-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-5607 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2017-09-20

Cross-site request forgery in the REST API in IPython 2 and 3.

Technologies: [ipython (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ipython). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-5607 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-5607 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-5607?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 20 September 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ipython (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.12,fixed=2.4.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=a05fe052a18810e92d9be8c1185952c13fe4e5b0,fixed=1415a9710407e7c14900531813c15ba6165f0816|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-5607?** Yes. ipython (PyPI): upgrade to 2.4.1, 3.2.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-5607?** 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 2.4.1, 3.2.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "ipython>=3.2.1"
  ```


## Affected products

- ipython (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.12,fixed=2.4.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=a05fe052a18810e92d9be8c1185952c13fe4e5b0,fixed=1415a9710407e7c14900531813c15ba6165f0816|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-5607
- GHSA-7fc2-rm35-2pp7
- PYSEC-2017-47

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