Medium, CVSS 5.4npmAmendedPublished
Macro in MathJax running untrusted Javascript within a web browser
CVE-2018-1999024 · GHSA-3c48-6pcv-88rm
- Affected
- npm mathjax < 2.7.4
- Fixed in
- 2.7.4· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- MathJax version prior to version 2.7.4 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the \unicode{} macro that can result in Potentially untrusted Javascript running within a web browser. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must view a page where untrusted content is processed using Mathjax. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.4 and later.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.7.4 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.