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CVE-2024-28245: KaTeX's \includegraphics does not escape filename

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-116

Description

KaTeX is a JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web. KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using `\includegraphics` that runs arbitrary JavaScript, or generate invalid HTML. Upgrade to KaTeX v0.16.10 to remove this vulnerability.

Affected products

• KaTeX: from 0.11.0 before 0.16.10 — fixed in 0.16.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: KaTeX 0.16.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/c5897fcd1f73da9612a53e6b5544f1d776e17770
• https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-f98w-7cxr-ff2h
• https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/c5897fcd1f73da9612a53e6b5544f1d776e17770
• https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-f98w-7cxr-ff2h

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