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High · 7.1 CVE-2022-29241 EUVD-2022-0132GHSA-q874-g24w-4q9gPYSEC-2022-211

Known or guessable hidden files may be accessed in Jupyter Server

Published Jun 14, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of `root_dir` that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
jupyter-server jupyter_server < 1.17.1 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 jupyter-server 1.17.1-1 —
Debian 13 jupyter-server 1.17.1-1 —
Debian 12 jupyter-server 1.17.1-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 jupyter-server No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS jupyter-server No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 jupyter-server No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS jupyter-server No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jupyter-server No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-jupyter-server 2.14.2-3.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:14845-1

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-server 2.4.0-r0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI jupyter-server < 1.17.1 1.17.1 GHSA-q874-g24w-4q9g
PyPI jupyter-server >= 2.0.0a0, < 2.0.0a1 2.0.0a1 GHSA-q874-g24w-4q9g
PyPI jupyter-server < 1.17.0 1.17.0 PYSEC-2022-211

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