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CVE-2018-7206: JupyterHub OAuthenticator elevation of privilege

May 13, 2022 (updated November 22, 2024)

An issue was discovered in Project Jupyter JupyterHub OAuthenticator. When using JupyterHub with a GitLab allowlist for access control, group membership is not checked correctly, allowing members that are not in the allowlist to create accounts on the Hub.

References

  • blog.jupyter.org/security-fix-for-jupyterhub-gitlab-oauthenticator-7b14571d1f76
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8x3m-m3x9-54fj
  • github.com/jupyterhub/oauthenticator
  • github.com/jupyterhub/oauthenticator/blob/8499dc2/CHANGELOG.md
  • github.com/jupyterhub/oauthenticator/commit/1845c0e4b1bff3462c91c3108c85205acd3c75a2
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/jupyterhub/PYSEC-2018-151.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/oauthenticator/PYSEC-2018-68.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7206

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.6 before 0.6.2, all versions starting from 0.7 before 0.7.3

Fixed versions

  • 0.6.2
  • 0.7.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 0.6.2, 0.7.3 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

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

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Source file

pypi/oauthenticator/CVE-2018-7206.yml

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