KaTeX \htmlData does not validate attribute names

Description

KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions with renderToString could encounter malicious input using \htmlData that runs arbitrary JavaScript, or generate invalid HTML.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): >= 0.12.0, <= 0.16.20
• Patched version(s): 0.16.21

References

• GHSA-cg87-wmx4-v546
• CVE-2025-23207
• CWE-116
• CWE-79
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

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Tags:

npm

katex