Description
KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using \includegraphics 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): >= 0.11.0, < 0.16.10
- Patched version(s): 0.16.10
References
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