CVE catalog
CVE-2024-28245
KaTeX vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.41% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-katex | sid | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-10 | fixed |
| Debian | node-katex | forky | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-10 | fixed |
| Debian | node-katex | trixie | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-katex | bookworm | 0.16.4+~cs6.1.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | noble | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | noble | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | fonts-katex | noble | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | katex | noble | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libjs-katex | noble | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | pro | 0.10.2+dfsg-8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | pro | 0.10.2+dfsg-9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | pro | 0.10.2+dfsg-10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | pro | 0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | pro | 0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-katex | source | sid | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1067805] |
| Debian | node-katex | source | forky | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1067805] |
| Debian | node-katex | source | trixie | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1067805] |
| Debian | node-katex | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1067805] |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | deb | noble | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | fonts-katex | deb | noble | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | katex | deb | noble | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libjs-katex | deb | noble | 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | node-katex | deb | pro | 0.13.11+~cs6.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28245 | Not reported |
Notes
[bookworm] node-katex: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28245]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28245]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-28245]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7572-1]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]