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CVE-2025-53000
Vulnerability in nbconvert (CVE-2025-53000)
Summary
vulnerability in nbconvert (CVE-2025-53000). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``inkscape.bat``. Mitigation: upgrade to `7.17.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-53000** has been found in nbconvert.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``inkscape.bat`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade nbconvert to **7.17.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nbconvert CVE-2025-53000" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-53000 (nbconvert) — CWE-427 /
Attack surface: `inkscape.bat` / `nbconvert` / `inkscape` / `LoadLibrary`
Patched: `7.17.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-427) exists in nbconvert. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``inkscape.bat`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
nbconvert — . Attack surface: `inkscape.bat` / `nbconvert` / `inkscape` / `LoadLibrary`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **7.17.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'nbconvert' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'nbconvert' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `nbconvert` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade nbconvert to 7.17.0ステージング環境で 7.17.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
nbconvert
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References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53000
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xm59-rqc7-hhvf
- package https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert
- package https://pypi.org/project/nbconvert
- web https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/security/advisories/GHSA-xm59-rqc7-hhvf
- web https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/issues/2258
- web https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/commit/c9ac1d1040459ed1ff9eb34e9918ce5a87cf9d71
- web https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/blob/4f61702f5c7524d8a3c4ac0d5fc33a6ac2fa36a7/nbconvert/preprocessors/svg2pdf.py#L104
- web https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/releases/tag/v7.17.0
- web https://www.imperva.com/blog/code-execution-in-jupyter-notebook-exports