Description
Cross-site request forgery in the REST API in IPython 2 and 3.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ipython | 2.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ipython | 2.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ipython | 2.4.1-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | ipython | 7.13.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-5953-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | ipython | 5.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-5953-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | ipython | 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-5953-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ipython | >= 0.12, < 2.4.1 | 2.4.1 | GHSA-7fc2-rm35-2pp7 |
| PyPI | ipython | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.3 | 3.2.3 | GHSA-7fc2-rm35-2pp7 |
| PyPI | ipython | < 3.2.1 | 3.2.1 | PYSEC-2017-47 |
Advisories 1
- USN-5953-1 ipython vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243842
- FEDORA-2015-11677 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-11767 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/1415a9710407e7c14900531813c15ba6165f0816
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/a05fe052a18810e92d9be8c1185952c13fe4e5b0
- [oss-security] 20150721 Re: CVE request: IPython CSRF validation mailing-list