CVE-2021-32797
JupyterLab: XSS due to lack of sanitization of the action attribute of an html <form>
Description
JupyterLab is a user interface for Project Jupyter which will eventually replace the classic Jupyter Notebook. In affected versions untrusted notebook can execute code on load. In particular JupyterLab doesn’t sanitize the action attribute of html `<form>`. Using this it is possible to trigger the form validation outside of the form itself. This is a remote code execution, but requires user action to open a notebook.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
PyPI
package-ecosystem
jupyterlab
oss-projectaka jupyter lab
jupyter
oss-projectaka notebook, jupyter server, jupyterlab
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Execution
Initial Access
References
https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/security/advisories/GHSA-4952-p58q-6crx
github.com
https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/commit/504825938c0abfa2fb8ff8d529308830a5ae42ed
github.com
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-c469-p3jp-2vhx
github.com
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