CVE-2018-8768: Jupyter Notebook file bypasses sanitization, executes JavaScript

July 12, 2018 (updated September 27, 2024)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cwv-x26c-w2q4
github.com/jupyter/notebook
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/notebook/PYSEC-2018-57.yaml
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00033.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8768

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