CVE-2015-4706

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4706
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-21 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-30 10:12:00 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IPython 3.x before 3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving JSON error messages and the /api/contents path.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ipython Ipython 3.0.0 All All All
Application Ipython Ipython 3.1.0 All All All
Application Ipython Ipython 3.0.0 All All All
Application Ipython Ipython 3.1.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: IPython XSS in JSON error responses MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
3.x Series — IPython 3.2.1 documentation CONFIRM ipython.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Set content type in json_error to application/json · ipython/ipython@c2078a5 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1235688 – CVE-2015-4706 CVE-2015-4707 ipython: IPython 3.2 contains important security fixes CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Merge branch csp into 3.x · ipython/ipython@7222bd5 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
IPython JSON Error Responses Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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