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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2024-28243
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-25 Mar, 2024 | 19:40
Updated At-05 Feb, 2026 | 15:26
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
KaTeX's maxExpand bypassed by \edef

KaTeX is a JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web. KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using `\edef` that causes a near-infinite loop, despite setting `maxExpand` to avoid such loops. This can be used as an availability attack, where e.g. a client rendering another user's KaTeX input will be unable to use the site due to memory overflow, tying up the main thread, or stack overflow. Upgrade to KaTeX v0.16.10 to remove this vulnerability.

Affected Products
Vendor
KaTeX
Product
KaTeX
Versions
Affected
  • >= 0.12.0, < 0.16.10
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-674CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-674
Description: CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.16.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-64fm-8hw2-v72w
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/6777
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/e88b4c357f978b1bca8edfe3297f0aa309bcbe34
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-64fm-8hw2-v72w
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x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/6777
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/e88b4c357f978b1bca8edfe3297f0aa309bcbe34
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x_refsource_MISC
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
1. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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2. CVE Program Container
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HyperlinkResource
https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-64fm-8hw2-v72w
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/e88b4c357f978b1bca8edfe3297f0aa309bcbe34
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-64fm-8hw2-v72w
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x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/e88b4c357f978b1bca8edfe3297f0aa309bcbe34
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x_refsource_MISC
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