CVE-2014-3429

IPython Notebook 0.12 through 1.x before 1.2 does not validate the origin of websocket requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging knowledge of the kernel id and a crafted page.

Published: 2014-08-07 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3429 is rated Moderate Risk (55.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.09%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3429

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 2.57% 2.09% -0.48%
2 2025-03-29 2.09% 2.57% +0.48%
3 2025-03-27 2.09%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3429

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3429

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-3429

GHSA-75cw-5cgv-g853 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — IPython Notebook vulnerable to improper validation of the origin of websocket requests

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3429

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2014-3429 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ipython), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3429
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3429 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ipython), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): not-affected 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3429

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3429

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython_notebook 0.12 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython_notebook:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython_notebook 0.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython_notebook:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython_notebook 0.13 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython_notebook:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython_notebook 0.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython_notebook:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython_notebook 0.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython_notebook:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython_notebook 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython_notebook:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython_notebook 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython_notebook:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mageia mageia 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mageia mageia 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3429

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