The Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications. Prior to version 1.15.4, unauthorized actors can access sensitive information from server logs. Anytime a 5xx error is triggered, the auth cookie and other header values are recorded in Jupyter Server logs by default. Considering these logs do not require root access, an attacker can monitor these logs, steal sensitive auth/cookie information, and gain access to the Jupyter server. Jupyter Server version 1.15.4 contains a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.
Weakness
The product writes sensitive information to a log file.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jupyter_server | Jupyter | * | 1.15.4 (excluding) |
| Jupyter-server | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Jupyter-server | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Jupyter-server | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Jupyter-server | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Jupyter-server | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
References
- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/commit/a5683aca0b0e412672ac6218d09f74d44ca0de5a
- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/security/advisories/GHSA-p737-p57g-4cpr
- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/commit/a5683aca0b0e412672ac6218d09f74d44ca0de5a
- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/security/advisories/GHSA-p737-p57g-4cpr