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CVE-2015-4707

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-4707 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IPython versions prior to 3.2, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through specially crafted JSON error messages when accessing the /api/notebooks path. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0227 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ipythonFixed in: 3.2.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-66gw-5xpf-gfp5medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in IPython

May 13, 2022

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / ipython/ipython/commit/7222bd53ad089a65fd610fab4626f9d0ab47dfce
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ipython/ipython/commit/c2078a53543ed502efd968649fee1125e0eb549c
PatchThird Party Advisory
ipython.org / ipython-doc/3/whatsnew/version3.html
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/06/22/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/75328
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry