Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-28243
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 48.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.5
Products affected by CVE-2024-28243
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.10.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.10.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.10.2
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.11.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.11.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.12.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.10
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.11
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.12
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.13
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.14
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.15
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.16
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.17
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.18
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.19
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.2
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.20
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.21
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.22
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.23
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.24
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.3
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.4
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.5
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.6
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.7
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.8
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.13.9
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.14.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.14.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.15.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.15.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.15.2
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.15.3
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.15.4
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.15.5
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.15.6
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.2
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.3
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.4
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.5
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.6
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.7
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.8
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.16.9
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.8.2
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:0.9.0