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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1mdmNxLTR4NjQtaHF4cs4AA880

Jupyter Server Proxy has a reflected XSS issue in host parameter

Impact

There is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in jupyter-server-proxy[1]. The /proxy endpoint accepts a host path segment in the format /proxy/<host>. When this endpoint is called with an invalid host value, jupyter-server-proxy replies with a response that includes the value of host, without sanitization [2]. A third-party actor can leverage this by sending a phishing link with an invalid host value containing custom JavaScript to a user. When the user clicks this phishing link, the browser renders the response of GET /proxy/<host>, which runs the custom JavaScript contained in host set by the actor.
As any arbitrary JavaScript can be run after the user clicks on a phishing link, this issue permits extensive access to the user's JupyterLab instance for an actor. This issue exists in the latest release of jupyter-server-proxy, currently v4.1.2.
Impacted versions: >=3.0.0,<=4.1.2

Patches

The patches are included in ==4.2.0 and ==3.2.4.

Workarounds

Server operators who are unable to upgrade can disable the jupyter-server-proxy extension with:

jupyter server extension disable jupyter-server-proxy

References

[1] : https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/
[2] : https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/blob/62a290f08750f7ae55a0c29ca339c9a39a7b2a7b/jupyter_server_proxy/handlers.py#L328

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvcq-4x64-hqxr
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: 6 months ago
Updated: 5 months ago

CVSS Score: 9.7
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-fvcq-4x64-hqxr, CVE-2024-35225
References:

• https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcq-4x64-hqxr
• https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/commit/7abc9dc5bbb0b4b440548a5375261b8b8192fc22
• https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/commit/ff78128087e73fb9d0909e1366f8bf051e8ea878
• https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/blob/62a290f08750f7ae55a0c29ca339c9a39a7b2a7b/jupyter_server_proxy/handlers.py#L328
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35225
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvcq-4x64-hqxr

Repository: https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy
Blast Radius: 25.8

Affected Packages