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MEDIUM6.3

GHSA-cg87-wmx4-v546

KaTeX \htmlData does not validate attribute names

Quick fix

GHSA-cg87-wmx4-v546 — katex: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install katex@0.16.21

Details

### Impact KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions with `renderToString` could encounter malicious input using `\htmlData` that runs arbitrary JavaScript, or generate invalid HTML.

### Patches Upgrade to KaTeX v0.16.21 to remove this vulnerability.

### Workarounds - Avoid use of or turn off the `trust` option, or set it to forbid `\htmlData` commands. - Forbid inputs containing the substring `"\\htmlData"`. - Sanitize HTML output from KaTeX.

### Details `\htmlData` did not validate its attribute name argument, allowing it to generate invalid or malicious HTML that runs scripts.

### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

- Open an issue or security advisory in the [KaTeX repository](https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/) - Email us at [katex-security@mit.edu](mailto:katex-security@mit.edu)

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Affected packages

npm/katex
Introduced in: 0.12.0Fixed in: 0.16.21
Fixnpm install katex@0.16.21

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