High

Jupyter Notebook file bypasses sanitization, executes JavaScript

  • Disclosed: 18.03.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:19

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) notebook < 5.4.1 5.4.1

References

CVSS score 7.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
notebook
Disclosed
18.03.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 12:19

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2018-57 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6cwv-x26c-w2q4 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: notebook

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (21) in the archive
Total entries
21
First → latest
09.2015 10.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 8
  • Medium 11
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2017: 0
  2. 2018: 3
  3. 2019: 4
  4. 2020: 1
  5. 2021: 2
  6. 2022: 2
  7. 2023: 0
  8. 2024: 3
  9. 2025: 0
  10. 2026: 4

earlier: 2

Severity:
  1. High · 7.6 CVE-2024-43805 >= 7.0.0, < 7.2.2 7.2.2
  2. High · 7.6 CVE-2024-22421 >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7 7.0.7
  3. High · 10.0 CVE-2021-32798 < 5.7.11, >= 6.0.0, < 6.4.1 5.7.11, 6.4.1
  4. Jupyter Notebook file bypasses sanitization, executes JavaScript this entry
    High · 7.8 CVE-2018-8768 < 5.4.1 5.4.1
  5. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2015-7337 >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5 4.0.5

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