Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in ipython (ipython ipython)

CVE-2022-21699
HIGH 8.2

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.65 % · percentile 51 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
GitHub_M
NVD status
Modified

Description

IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Affected versions are subject to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability achieved by not properly managing cross user temporary files. This vulnerability allows one user to run code as another on the same machine. All users are advised to upgrade.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-250 — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
  • CWE-279 — Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions
  • CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Advisories

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
ipython · ipythonaffected < 5.11 ; affected >= 6.0.0, < 7.16.3 ; affected >= 7.17.0, < 7.31.1 ; affected >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD