JupyterLab: Stored XSS in extension manager through package metadata unsanitized URI protocol
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
A malicious PyPI package can place a `javascript:` URL in its `[project.urls]` metadata. JupyterLab's Extension Manager renders this as the extension's home-page link without validating the protocol, so a user who clicks the extension name executes attacker-controlled JavaScript in the JupyterLab origin. ### Details One of the PyPI package's URL (jupyterlab/extensions/pypi.py) is copied straight into the `homepage_url` rendered by the frontend in packages/extensionmanager/src/widget.tsx#L77-L88. ```python best_guess_home_url = ( homepage_url # home_page / [project.urls] Homepage or data.get("project_url") or data.get("package_url") or documentation_url # docs_url / [project.urls] Documentation or source_url # [project.urls] Source Code or bug_tracker_url # bugtrack_url / [project.urls] Bug Tracker ) # homepage_url=best_guess_home_url ``` ```tsx {entry.homepage_url ? ( <a href={entry.homepage_url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" ...> {entry.name} </a> ) : ( <div>{entry.name}</div> )} ``` ### Impact An attacker needs to publish a package to PyPI (no access to the target). When the package appears in a victim's extension manager list and the victim clicks the extension name, the payload runs in the JupyterLab origin. Preconditions: Extension Manager enabled with the default PyPI source, the malicious package appears in the victim's list/search results. ### Patches Patched in [4.5.9](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/releases/tag/v4.5.9), commits [4e61e07](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/commit/4e61e07d0a91145b53fbf96ac74b0387f6bc51f6) and [d5d961f](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/commit/d5d961f6e10a6442dddbf94d9a976b3897055a12)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | jupyterlab (PyPI) | before 4.5.9 | 4.5.9 | Patch available | GHSA-vmhf-c436-hxj4 |
- jupyterlab (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.5.9 Fixed in 4.5.9 Patch available GHSA-vmhf-c436-hxj4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vmhf-c436-hxj4 jupyterlab (PyPI) Fixed in 4.5.9 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-vmhf-c436-hxj4
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/security/advisories/GHSA-vmhf-c436-hxj4
- https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/commit/4e61e07d0a91145b53fbf96ac74b0387f6bc51f6
- https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/commit/d5d961f6e10a6442dddbf94d9a976b3897055a12
- https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab
- https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/releases/tag/v4.5.9
Sources
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