CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-1999024

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.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

5.4 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/commit/a55da396c18cafb767a26aa9ad96f6f4199852f1 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://blog.bentkowski.info/2018/06/xss-in-google-colaboratory-csp-bypass.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:mathjax:mathjax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-07-23 04:29

Updated : 2018-09-19 04:30

NVD link : CVE-2018-1999024

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1999024

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79