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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:46063
HistoryMar 28, 2024 - 10:36 a.m.

URL Protocol Bypass

2024-03-2810:36:57
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
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url protocol bypass
katex library
blacklist mechanism
uppercase characters

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

25.9%

katex is vulnerable to URL Protocol Bypass. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of URL protocols by the KaTeX library’s trust option. It allows malicious inputs containing URLs with uppercase characters in the protocol to bypass the blacklist mechanism.

CPENameOperatorVersion
katexle0.16.9
katexle0.16.9

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

25.9%