CVE catalog

CVE-2018-8768

ipython: CVE-2018-8768

Severity: High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Mar 18, 2018, 6:29:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.00% · Oct 25, 2026

In Jupyter Notebook before 5.4.1, a maliciously forged notebook file can bypass sanitization to execute JavaScript in the notebook context. Specifically, invalid HTML is 'fixed' by jQuery after sanitization, making it dangerous.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ipython	sid	`9.11.0-3`	fixed
Debian	ipython	forky	`9.11.0-3`	fixed
Debian	ipython	trixie	`8.35.0-1`	fixed
Debian	ipython	bookworm	`8.5.0-4`	fixed
Debian	jupyter-notebook	sid	`7.4.7-3`	fixed
Debian	jupyter-notebook	forky	`7.4.7-3`	fixed
Debian	jupyter-notebook	trixie	`6.4.13-5`	fixed
Debian	jupyter-notebook	bookworm	`6.4.12-2.2`	fixed
Ubuntu	ipython	pro	`2.3.0-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ipython	pro	`2.3.0-2ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ipython	pro	`2.4.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ipython	pro	`2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	ipython	pro	`2.3.0-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ipython	pro	`2.3.0-2ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ipython	pro	`2.4.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ipython	pro	`2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ipython	source	sid	`5.1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ipython	source	forky	`5.1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ipython	source	trixie	`5.1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ipython	source	bookworm	`5.1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	jupyter-notebook	source	sid	`5.4.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[893436]
Debian	jupyter-notebook	source	forky	`5.4.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[893436]
Debian	jupyter-notebook	source	trixie	`5.4.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[893436]
Debian	jupyter-notebook	source	bookworm	`5.4.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[893436]
Ubuntu	ipython	deb	pro	`2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	USN-4855-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	ipython	deb	pro	`2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8768	Not reported

[Debian bug #893436]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ipython3]Fixed
Source package: [ipython]
Details (2)
- 8.5.0-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · bookworm; dsa · ipython · debian · 12
- 8.5.0-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · bookworm; dsa · ipython · debian · 12
[jupyter-notebook]Fixed
Details (2)
- 6.4.12-2.2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · bookworm; dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 12
- 6.4.12-2.2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · bookworm; dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 12
[python3-ipython]Fixed
Source package: [ipython]
Details (2)
- 8.5.0-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · bookworm; dsa · ipython · debian · 12
- 8.5.0-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · bookworm; dsa · ipython · debian · 12
[python3-notebook]Fixed
Source package: [jupyter-notebook]
Details (2)
- 6.4.12-2.2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · bookworm; dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 12
- 6.4.12-2.2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · bookworm; dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 12
[python-ipython-doc]Fixed
Source package: [ipython]
Details (2)
- 8.5.0-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · bookworm; dsa · ipython · debian · 12
- 8.5.0-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · bookworm; dsa · ipython · debian · 12
[python-notebook-doc]Fixed
Source package: [jupyter-notebook]
Details (2)
- 6.4.12-2.2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · bookworm; dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 12
- 6.4.12-2.2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · bookworm; dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[ipython3]Fixed
Source package: [ipython]
Details (2)
- 8.35.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · 13
- 8.35.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · 13
[jupyter-notebook]Fixed
Details (2)
- 6.4.13-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 13
- 6.4.13-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 13
[python3-ipython]Fixed
Source package: [ipython]
Details (2)
- 8.35.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · 13
- 8.35.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · 13
[python3-notebook]Fixed
Source package: [jupyter-notebook]
Details (2)
- 6.4.13-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 13
- 6.4.13-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 13
[python-ipython-doc]Fixed
Source package: [ipython]
Details (2)
- 8.35.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · 13
- 8.35.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.1.0-2
  dsa · ipython · debian · 13
[python-notebook-doc]Fixed
Source package: [jupyter-notebook]
Details (2)
- 6.4.13-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 13
- 6.4.13-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.1-1
  dsa · jupyter-notebook · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:37:51 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]