IPython Notebook 0.12 through 1.x before 1.2 does not validate the origin of websocket requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging knowledge of the kernel id and a
IPython Notebook 0.12 through 1.x before 1.2 does not validate the origin of websocket requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging knowledge of the kernel id and a crafted page.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | ipython | >= 0.12, < 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3429
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython/pull/4845
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/e5b669ce4750d628dba383fd637dbde918ea15f5
- https://github.com/mattvonrocketstein/ipython/commit/dd4135db9f42d196a46553310a8e63ff5658671d
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119890
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94497
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ipython/PYSEC-2014-21.yaml
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0320.html
- http://lambdaops.com/cross-origin-websocket-hijacking-of-ipython
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00039.html
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.ipython.devel/13198
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/152
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:160
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-75cw-5cgv-g853
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
ipython- Disclosed
- 07.08.2014
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-75cw-5cgv-g853 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2014-21 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: ipython
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 8
- First → latest
- 08.2014 02.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 3
- Medium 3
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 3
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
earlier: 3
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