ubuntu-cve-2018-1999024
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-07-23 16:29
Modified
2025-10-24 04:47
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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            "binary_version": "2.3-1"
          },
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            "binary_name": "fonts-mathjax-extras",
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      },
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      },
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          ],
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        }
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    },
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      },
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          ],
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        "2.6.0-1",
        "2.6.1-1"
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "fonts-mathjax",
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          },
          {
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          },
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      },
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      ],
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        "2.7.0-2ubuntu1",
        "2.7.2+dfsg-1",
        "2.7.3+dfsg-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1999024",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:47:21Z",
  "published": "2018-07-23T16:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1999024"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://blog.bentkowski.info/2018/06/xss-in-google-colaboratory-csp-bypass.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/commit/a55da396c18cafb767a26aa9ad96f6f4199852f1"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1999024"
    }
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2018-1999024"
  ]
}



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