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CVE-2019-9644

5.4 · MEDIUM

An XSSI (cross-site inclusion) vulnerability in Jupyter Notebook before 5.7.6 allows inclusion of resources on malicious pages when visited by users who are authenticated with a Jupyter server.

Published Mar 12, 2019CWE-79EPSS 1.53%

Overview

CVE-2019-9644 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 12, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

An XSSI (cross-site inclusion) vulnerability in Jupyter Notebook before 5.7.6 allows inclusion of resources on malicious pages when visited by users who are authenticated with a Jupyter server. Access to the content of resources has been demonstrated with Internet Explorer through capturing of error messages, though not reproduced with other browsers. This occurs because Internet Explorer's error messages can include the content of any invalid JavaScript that was encountered.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9644?

CVE-2019-9644 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 12, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2019-9644?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-9644?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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