GHSA-VRQ4-9HC3-CGP7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-12 03:42 – Updated: 2025-04-15 12:49
VLAI?
Summary
TigerVNC accessible via the network and not just via a UNIX socket as intended
Details

Summary

jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy was meant to rely on UNIX sockets readable only by the current user since version 3.0.0, but when used with TigerVNC, the VNC server started by jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy were still accessible via the network.

This vulnerability does not affect users having TurboVNC as the vncserver executable.

Credits

This vulnerability was identified by Arne Gottwald at University of Göttingen and analyzed, reported, and reviewed by @frejanordsiek.

Severity ?
9.0 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-32428"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-668"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-04-12T03:42:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-15T00:15:14Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\n`jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy` was meant to rely on UNIX sockets readable only by the current user since version 3.0.0, but when used with TigerVNC, the VNC server started by `jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy` were still accessible via the network.\n\nThis vulnerability does not affect users having TurboVNC as the `vncserver` executable.\n\n## Credits\n\nThis vulnerability was identified by Arne Gottwald at University of G\u00f6ttingen and analyzed, reported, and reviewed by @frejanordsiek.",
  "id": "GHSA-vrq4-9hc3-cgp7",
  "modified": "2025-04-15T12:49:04Z",
  "published": "2025-04-12T03:42:31Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-vrq4-9hc3-cgp7"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32428"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy/commit/7dd54c25a4253badd8ea68895437e5a66a59090d"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "TigerVNC accessible via the network and not just via a UNIX socket as intended"
}


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