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GHSA-cg87-wmx4-v546

KaTeX \htmlData does not validate attribute names

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Moderate CVE-2025-23207

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm katex >= 0.12.0, < 0.16.21 0.16.21

Details

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### Impact KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions with `renderToString` could encounter malicious input using `\htmlData` that runs arbitrary JavaScript, or generate invalid HTML. ### Patches Upgrade to KaTeX v0.16.21 to remove this vulnerability. ### Workarounds - Avoid use of or turn off the `trust` option, or set it to forbid `\htmlData` commands. - Forbid inputs containing the substring `"\\htmlData"`. - Sanitize HTML output from KaTeX. ### Details `\htmlData` did not validate its attribute name argument, allowing it to generate invalid or malicious HTML that runs scripts. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Open an issue or security advisory in the [KaTeX repository](https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/) - Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

References

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