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GHSA-jvff-x2qm-6286
No affected components available
Impact
This security vulnerability allowed executing arbitrary JavaScript via the expression parser of mathjs. You can be affected when you have an application where users can evaluate arbitrary expressions using the mathjs expression parser.
Patches
The issue was introduced in mathjs v13.1.0, and patched in mathjs v15.2.0.
Workarounds
There is no workaround without upgrading to v15.2.0.
References
You can find out more via the commit fixing this issue: https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/commit/24d5ee7e25e85d49619b09122f055db4139bc057 (part of PR https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/pull/3656).
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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