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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : IPython vulnerability (USN-4855-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183551

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4855-1 advisory.

 - 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. (CVE-2018-8768)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4855-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183551

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4855-1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8768

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ipython, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ipython-notebook, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ipython-notebook-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ipython-qtconsole, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ipython3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ipython3-notebook, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ipython3-qtconsole

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-8768

USN: 4855-1