What is CVE-2024-28245?

CVE-2024-28245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Katex, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-28245?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Katex

CVE-2024-28245

KaTeX is a JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web. KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using `\includegraphics` that runs arbitrary JavaScript, or generate invalid HTML. Upgrade to KaTeX v0.16.10 to remove this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Katex — versions >= 0.11.0, < 0.6.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28245?: CVE-2024-28245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Katex, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-28245?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.