USN-5953-1

    Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / USN-5953-1

    USN-5953-1

    Published: 15 Mar 2023Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: ipython vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that IPython incorrectly processed REST API POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and leak user's sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-5607) It was discovered that IPython did not properly manage cross user temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2022-21699)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5953-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5607, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21699

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ipython

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipython?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    0.13.2-2

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-5953-1 | CVE-DB