Open redirect in Jupyter Server

Medium4.1CVE-2020-26232 · Published Nov 24, 2020 · updated Sep 10, 2026

### Impact _What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_ Open redirect vulnerability - a maliciously crafted link to a jupyter server could redirect the browser to a different website. All jupyter servers are technically affected, however, these maliciously crafted links can only be reasonably made for known jupyter server hosts. A link to your jupyter server may *appear* safe, but ultimately redirect to a spoofed server on the public internet. This originated in jupyter/notebook: https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/security/advisories/GHSA-c7vm-f5p4-8fqh ### Patches _Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_ jupyter_server 1.0.6 ### References [OWASP page on open redirects](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet.html) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, or vulnerabilities to report, please email our security list [security@ipython.org](mailto:security@ipython.org). Credit: zhuonan li of Alibaba Application Security Team