GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797 is a critical-severity (CVSS 10) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in notebook. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Special Element Injection in notebook
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
Untrusted notebook can execute code on load. This is a remote code execution, but requires user action to open a notebook.
Patches
5.7.11, 6.4.1
References
OWASP Page on Injection Prevention
For more information
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Credit: Guillaume Jeanne from Google
Example:
A notebook with the following content in a cell and it would display an alert when opened for the first time in Notebook (in an untrusted state):
{ "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 0, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/html": [ "<select><iframe></select><img src=x: onerror=alert('xss')>\n"], "text/plain": [] }, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "display_data" } ], "source": [ "" ] }
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | notebook | all versions | 5.7.11 |
| 🐍PyPI | notebook | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.4.1 | 6.4.1 |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for notebook. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update notebook to 5.7.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-hwvq-6gjx-j797 across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.