GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797

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    GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797

    Published: 23 Aug 2021Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Special Element Injection in notebook

    Details: ### Impact Untrusted notebook can execute code on load. This is a remote code execution, but requires user action to open a notebook. ### Patches 5.7.11, 6.4.1 ### References [OWASP Page on Injection Prevention](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Injection_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#injection-prevention-rules) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, or vulnerabilities to report, please email our security list [email protected]. Credit: Guillaume Jeanne from Google ### Example: A notebook with the following content in a cell and it would display an alert when opened for the first time in Notebook (in an untrusted state): ``` { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 0, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/html": [ "<select><iframe></select><img src=x: onerror=alert('xss')>\n"], "text/plain": [] }, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "display_data" } ], "source": [ "" ] } ````

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: notebook

    Purl: pkg:pypi/notebook

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.7.11

    Affected versions

    0.0.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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