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CVE-2015-6938

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file browser in notebook/notebookapp.py in IPython Notebook before 3.2.2 and Jupyter Notebook 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a folder name. NOTE: this was originally reported as a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, but this may be inaccurate.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-6938 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from jupyter, from fedoraproject, from opensuse and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-09-21T19:59:05.353

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	jupyter	notebook	4.0.0	Yes
Application	jupyter	notebook	4.0.1	Yes
Application	jupyter	notebook	4.0.2	Yes
Application	jupyter	notebook	4.0.3	Yes
Application	jupyter	notebook	4.0.4	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	22	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	23	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes
Application	ipython	notebook	≤ 3.2.1	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166460.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166471.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167670.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00016.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/474 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/544 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259405 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/3ab41641cf6fce3860c73d5cf4645aa12e1e5892 Exploit ([email protected])
https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/commit/35f32dd2da804d108a3a3585b69ec3295b2677ed Exploit ([email protected])
https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/commit/dd9876381f0ef09873d8c5f6f2063269172331e3 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166460.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166471.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167670.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00016.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/474 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/544 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259405 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/3ab41641cf6fce3860c73d5cf4645aa12e1e5892 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/commit/35f32dd2da804d108a3a3585b69ec3295b2677ed Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/commit/dd9876381f0ef09873d8c5f6f2063269172331e3 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For jupyter's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.