CVE-2018-8768

Description

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.12%

Third-Party Advisory openwall.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/15/2	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00033.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8768?: CVE-2018-8768 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8768?: To fix CVE-2018-8768, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-8768 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-8768 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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