CVE-2015-4707

Published: Sep 20, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 2.7

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ipython: Ipython

Ipython

1 product

Ipython

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ipython Ipython	Before 3.2.0

Related CWEs

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (12)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/22/7

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75328

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235688

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/7222bd53ad089a65fd610fab4626f9d0ab47dfce

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/c2078a53543ed502efd968649fee1125e0eb549c

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://ipython.org/ipython-doc/3/whatsnew/version3.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/22/7