XSS in Mathjax
CVE-2018-1999024
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/mathjax/MathJax/commit/a55da396c18cafb767a26aa9ad96f6f4199852f1 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.bentkowski.info/2018/06/xss-in-google-colaboratory-csp-bypass.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1999024?
- CVE-2018-1999024 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mathjax, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1999024?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1999024 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.