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CVE-2015-5607

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5607 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the REST API of IPython versions 2 and 3, impacting Fedora and IPython distributions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary actions with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0120 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ipythonFixed in: 2.4.1
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ipythonFixed in: 3.2.3
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-7fc2-rm35-2pp7high

IPython vulnerable to cross site request forgery (CSRF)

May 17, 2022

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162671.html
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162936.html
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / ipython/ipython/commit/1415a9710407e7c14900531813c15ba6165f0816
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ipython/ipython/commit/a05fe052a18810e92d9be8c1185952c13fe4e5b0
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/07/21/3
ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory