7.9
HIGH
CVE-2020-26261
Jupyterhub SystemDSPawner Token Exposure
Description

jupyterhub-systemdspawner enables JupyterHub to spawn single-user notebook servers using systemd. In jupyterhub-systemdspawner before version 0.15 user API tokens issued to single-user servers are specified in the environment of systemd units. These tokens are incorrectly accessible to all users. In particular, the-littlest-jupyterhub is affected, which uses systemdspawner by default. This is patched in jupyterhub-systemdspawner v0.15

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 10, 2020, 9:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-26261 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Jupyterhub systemdspawner
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-26261.

URL Resource
https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v015 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/commit/a4d08fd2ade1cfd0ef2c29dc221e649345f23580 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/security/advisories/GHSA-cg54-gpgr-4rm6 Third Party Advisory
https://pypi.org/project/jupyterhub-systemdspawner/ Product Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-26261 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v015 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v015 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/commit/a4d08fd2ade1cfd0ef2c29dc221e649345f23580 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/commit/a4d08fd2ade1cfd0ef2c29dc221e649345f23580 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/security/advisories/GHSA-cg54-gpgr-4rm6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/security/advisories/GHSA-cg54-gpgr-4rm6 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pypi.org/project/jupyterhub-systemdspawner/ No Types Assigned https://pypi.org/project/jupyterhub-systemdspawner/ Product, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-668
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jupyterhub:systemdspawner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.15
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.12212

percentile

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