CVE-2021-32862

nbconvert: The GitHub Security Lab discovered sixteen ways to exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability in nbconvert

CVE-2021-32862 is fixed in nbconvert on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32862, released August 18, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.4
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0152
74th percentile

The GitHub Security Lab discovered sixteen ways to exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability in nbconvert. When using nbconvert to generate an HTML version of a user-controllable notebook, it is possible to inject arbitrary HTML which may lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if these HTML notebooks are served by a web server (eg: nbviewer).

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
nbconvert · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 5.6.1-3+deb11u1 DLA-3863-1 Sep 2, 2024
nbconvert · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.5.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32862 Aug 18, 2022
nbconvert · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.5.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32862 Aug 18, 2022
nbconvert · Debian 14 6.5.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32862 Aug 18, 2022

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