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TI-2015-03936 Aliases CVE-2015-4706GHSA-q326-jhw3-699g

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IPython 3.x before 3.2 allows remote…

Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IPython 3.x before 3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving JSON error messages and the /api/contents path.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.021 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ipython (PyPI): 3.2.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—ipython (PyPI)3.0.0 to before 3.2.03.2.0Patch availableGHSA-q326-jhw3-699g
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ipython (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 Fixed in 3.2.0 Patch available GHSA-q326-jhw3-699g

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0Vulnerableipython
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0Vulnerableipython
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·ipython
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·ipython

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-q326-jhw3-699g ipython (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4706
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q326-jhw3-699g

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2022-06075 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in ipython CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-10316 set_term_title command injection in ipython CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2015-04725 Cross-site request forgery in the REST API in IPython 2 and 3. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-03937 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IPython before 3.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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