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Medium · 4.5 CVE-2023-24816 EUVD-2023-0099GHSA-29gw-9793-fvw7PYSEC-2023-17

set_term_title command injection in ipython

Published Feb 10, 2023 · Updated Mar 10, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Versions prior to 8.1.0 are subject to a command injection vulnerability with very specific prerequisites. This vulnerability requires that the function `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` be called on Windows in a Python environment where ctypes is not available. The dependency on `ctypes` in `IPython.utils._process_win32` prevents the vulnerable code from ever being reached in the ipython binary. However, as a library that could be used by another tool `set_term_title` could be called and hence introduce a vulnerability. Should an attacker get untrusted input to an instance of this function they would be able to inject shell commands as current process and limited to the scope of the current process. Users of ipython as a library are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that any calls to the `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` function are done with trusted or filtered input.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
ipython ipython < 8.10 —

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
Ubuntu 26.10 ipython No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ipython No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 ipython No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ipython No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ipython No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS ipython No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS ipython No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS ipython No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS ipython No fix yet —

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-server 2.17.0-r0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI ipython < 8.10.0 8.10.0 GHSA-29gw-9793-fvw7

References