Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1999024
CVE-2018-1999024
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
mathjaxnpm | < 2.7.4 | 2.7.4 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/mathjax/MathJax/commit/a55da396c18cafb767a26aa9ad96f6f4199852f1nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- blog.bentkowski.info/2018/06/xss-in-google-colaboratory-csp-bypass.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-3c48-6pcv-88rmghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1999024ghsaADVISORY
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