GHSA-qwj6-q94f-8425
MathLive's Lack of Escaping of HTML allows for XSS
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
Despite normal text rendering as LaTeX expressions, preventing XSS, the library also provides users with commands which may modify HTML, such as the `\htmlData` command, and the lack of escaping leads to XSS.
### Details
Overall in the code, other than in the `test` folder, no functions escaping HTML can be seen.
### PoC
1. Go to https://cortexjs.io/mathlive/demo/
2. Paste either `\htmlData{><img/onerror=alert(1)"src=}{}` or `\htmlData{x=" ><img/onerror=alert(1) src>}{}` in the LaTeX textarea.
### Impact
MathLive users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using \htmlData that runs arbitrary JavaScript, or generate invalid HTML.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.