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Debian: CVE-2018-1999024: mathjax -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-1999024: mathjax -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/23/2018
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-mathjax

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