CVE-2018-8768 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jupyter Notebook versions prior to 5.4.1, where a specially crafted notebook file can bypass sanitization to execute arbitrary JavaScript within the notebook's context. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction, as a victim must open the malicious notebook, but could lead to significant impacts including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jupyter:notebook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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