| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mathjax (PTS) | jessie | 2.4-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.7.0-2 | vulnerable |
| buster | 2.7.4+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm | 2.7.9+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mathjax | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| mathjax | source | (unstable) | 2.7.4+dfsg-1 | | | |
Notes
[stretch] - mathjax <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - mathjax <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/commit/a55da396c18cafb767a26aa9ad96f6f4199852f1