CVE-2018-1999024
Macro in MathJax running untrusted Javascript within a web browser
5.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.24%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-1999024
To remediate CVE-2018-1999024, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.7.4+dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.7.4 or later
Is CVE-2018-1999024 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.7.4+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 2.7.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |