Arbitrary Code Execution

Overview

math.js before 3.17.0 had an arbitrary code execution in the JavaScript engine. Creating a typed function with JavaScript code in the name could result arbitrary execution.

Recommendation

Update to version 3.17.0 or later.

References

• https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/blob/master/HISTORY.md#2017-11-18-version-3170
• Commit #8d2d48d
• GitHub Advisory