{"id":"CVE-2024-28245","aliases":["GHSA-f98w-7cxr-ff2h"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28245","summary":"KaTeX's \\includegraphics does not escape filename","details":"### Impact\nKaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using `\\includegraphics` that runs arbitrary JavaScript, or generate invalid HTML.\n\n### Patches\nUpgrade to KaTeX v0.16.10 to remove this vulnerability.\n\n### Workarounds\n* Avoid use of or turn off the `trust` option, or set it to forbid `\\includegraphics` commands.\n* Forbid inputs containing the substring `\"\\\\includegraphics\"`.\n* Sanitize HTML output from KaTeX.\n\n### Details\n`\\includegraphics` did not properly quote its filename argument, allowing it to generate invalid or malicious HTML that runs scripts.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue or security advisory in the [KaTeX repository](https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/)\n* Email us at katex-security@mit.edu","published":"2024-03-25T19:53:01.320Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:16.939832043Z","cvss":{"score":6.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},"epss":{"score":0.00406,"percentile":0.34473,"asOf":"2026-09-17"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"katex","fixedVersion":"0.16.10"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/c5897fcd1f73da9612a53e6b5544f1d776e17770","label":"KaTeX/KaTeX@c5897fc"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/28xxx/CVE-2024-28245.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-f98w-7cxr-ff2h"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28245"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/c5897fcd1f73da9612a53e6b5544f1d776e17770"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:16.939832043Z"}}