VDB
CVE-2024-28243
CVE-2024-28243
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
KaTeX is a JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web. KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using `\edef` that causes a near-infinite loop, despite setting `maxExpand` to avoid such loops. This can be used as an availability attack, where e.g. a client rendering another user's KaTeX input will be unable to use the site due to memory overflow, tying up the main thread, or stack overflow. Upgrade to KaTeX v0.16.10 to remove this vulnerability.
EPSS 0.48% · 65.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.48%
65.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| KaTeX | KaTeX | >= 0.12.0, < 0.16.10 |
| npm | katex | 0.12.0 |
| katex | katex | 0.1.0 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jan 21, 1970 Security Advisory
- Mar 25, 2024 CVE Published
- Mar 26, 2024 EPSS Score
- Apr 21, 2024 EPSS Score
- May 16, 2024 EPSS Score
- Jul 7, 2024 EPSS Score
- Aug 2, 2024 EPSS Score
- Aug 28, 2024 EPSS Score
- Sep 22, 2024 EPSS Score
- Oct 4, 2024 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 18, 2024 EPSS Score
- Nov 13, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-64fm-8hw2-v72w url
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/6777 url
- https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/e88b4c357f978b1bca8edfe3297f0aa309bcbe34 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28243 advisory
- https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX package