Arbitrary Code Execution in mathjs

Description

math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.

Recommendation

Update the mathjs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 3.17.0
• Patched version(s): 3.17.0

References

• GHSA-pv8x-p9hq-j328
• www.npmjs.com
• CVE-2017-1001003
• CWE-88
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

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Tags:

npm

mathjs