{"id":"USN-7572-1","summary":"node-katex vulnerabilities","details":"Juho Forsén discovered that KaTeX did not correctly handle certain\ninputs, which could lead to an infinite loop. If a user or application\nwere tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could\npossibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-28243)\n\nTobias S. Fink discovered that KaTeX did not correctly block certain\nURL protocols. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute\narbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2024-28246)\n\nIt was discovered that KaTeX did not correctly handle certain inputs. If\na user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an\nattacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This\nissue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-28245)\n\nSean Ng discovered that KaTeX did not correctly handle certain inputs. If\na user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an\nattacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2025-23207)","modified":"2026-04-27T18:03:44.012907Z","published":"2025-06-17T00:46:27Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28243","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28245","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28246","UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23207"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-28243","CVE-2024-28245","CVE-2024-28246","CVE-2025-23207","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28243","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28245","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28246","UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23207"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7572-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28243"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28245"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28246"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-23207"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"node-katex","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-katex@0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.10.2+dfsg-8","0.10.2+dfsg-9","0.10.2+dfsg-10","0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"fonts-katex","binary_version":"0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"katex","binary_version":"0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libjs-katex","binary_version":"0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7572-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2024-28243","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2024-28245","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2024-28246","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2025-23207","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"node-katex","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-katex@0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.16.4+~cs6.1.0-1","0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"fonts-katex","binary_version":"0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"katex","binary_version":"0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libjs-katex","binary_version":"0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7572-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2025-23207","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}