QID 997044

Date Published: 2024-02-01

QID 997044: NodeJs (Npm) Security Update for mathjax (GHSA-v638-q856-grg8)

Mathjax up to v2.7.9 was discovered to contain two Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerabilities in MathJax.js via the components pattern and markdownPattern. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the regular expressions are not applied to user input; thus, there is no risk.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Refer to Github security advisory GHSA-v638-q856-grg8 for updates and patch information.

Vendor References

GHSA-v638-q856-grg8 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-v638-q856-grg8

CVEs related to QID 997044

CVE-2023-39663 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link

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