CVE-2024-35225: Jupyter Server Proxy has a reflected XSS issue in host parameter
(updated )
There is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in jupyter-server-proxy[1]. The /proxy endpoint accepts a host path segment in the format /proxy/<host>. When this endpoint is called with an invalid host value, jupyter-server-proxy replies with a response that includes the value of host, without sanitization [2]. A third-party actor can leverage this by sending a phishing link with an invalid host value containing custom JavaScript to a user. When the user clicks this phishing link, the browser renders the response of GET /proxy/<host>, which runs the custom JavaScript contained in host set by the actor.
As any arbitrary JavaScript can be run after the user clicks on a phishing link, this issue permits extensive access to the user’s JupyterLab instance for an actor. This issue exists in the latest release of jupyter-server-proxy, currently v4.1.2.
Impacted versions: >=3.0.0,<=4.1.2
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvcq-4x64-hqxr
 - github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy
 - github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/blob/62a290f08750f7ae55a0c29ca339c9a39a7b2a7b/jupyter_server_proxy/handlers.py
 - github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/commit/7abc9dc5bbb0b4b440548a5375261b8b8192fc22
 - github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/commit/ff78128087e73fb9d0909e1366f8bf051e8ea878
 - github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcq-4x64-hqxr
 - github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/jupyter-server-proxy/PYSEC-2024-236.yaml
 - nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35225
 
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