#VU38231 Cross-site request forgery in ipython and Fedora - CVE-2015-5607

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38231

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5607

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ipython
Other software / Other software solutions
Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: ipython.org
Fedoraproject

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Cross-site request forgery in the REST API in IPython 2 and 3.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ipython: 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.3.0 - 2.3.1, 2.4.0 - 2.4.1, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0 - 3.2.3

Fedora: 2.0.0 - 22

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External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162671.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162936.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/21/3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243842
https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/1415a9710407e7c14900531813c15ba6165f0816
https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/a05fe052a18810e92d9be8c1185952c13fe4e5b0

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.