CVE-2024-28244

KaTeX is a JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web. KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using `\def` or `\newcommand` that causes a near-infinite loop, despite setting `maxExpand` to avoid such loops. KaTeX supports an option named maxExpand which aims to prevent infinitely recursive macros from consuming all available memory and/or triggering a stack overflow error. Unfortunately, support for "Unicode (sub|super)script characters" allows an attacker to bypass this limit. Each sub/superscript group instantiated a separate Parser with its own limit on macro executions, without inheriting the current count of macro executions from its parent. This has been corrected in KaTeX v0.16.10.
Configurations

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History

02 Sep 2025, 13:34

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References () https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/085e21b5da05414efefa932570e7201a7c70e5b2 - () https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/085e21b5da05414efefa932570e7201a7c70e5b2 - Patch
References () https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-cvr6-37gx-v8wc - () https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-cvr6-37gx-v8wc - Third Party Advisory
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CPE cpe:2.3:a:katex:katex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

21 Nov 2024, 09:06

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/085e21b5da05414efefa932570e7201a7c70e5b2 - () https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/085e21b5da05414efefa932570e7201a7c70e5b2 -
References () https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-cvr6-37gx-v8wc - () https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-cvr6-37gx-v8wc -

25 Mar 2024, 20:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-03-25 20:15

Updated : 2025-09-02 13:34


NVD link : CVE-2024-28244

Mitre link : CVE-2024-28244

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-28244


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Products Affected

katex

  • katex
CWE
CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion