CVE-2018-1999024

MEDIUM

MathJax < 2.7.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via Unicode Macro

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0125
EPSS Percentile 65.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
mathjax/mathjax < 2.7.4
npm/mathjax 0 - 2.7.4npm
Published Jul 23, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026