CVE-2024-28245

Publication date 25 March 2024

Last updated 18 June 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
node-katex 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.3 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L