Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2018-1999024
- cpe:2.3:a:mathjax:mathjax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1999024
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 30 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-1999024
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.5
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-1999024
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-1999024
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https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/commit/a55da396c18cafb767a26aa9ad96f6f4199852f1
Fix parsing and output for \class{} and \unicode{} · mathjax/MathJax@a55da39 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://blog.bentkowski.info/2018/06/xss-in-google-colaboratory-csp-bypass.html
MB blog: XSS in Google Colaboratory + CSP bypassExploit;Third Party Advisory
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