Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting mathjs package, versions <3.11.5
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Test your applications- Snyk ID npm:mathjs:20170402
- published 28 Jan 2018
- disclosed 2 Apr 2017
- credit Konrad Borowski, Joe Vennix, comex
How to fix?
Upgrade mathjs to version 3.11.5 or higher.
Overview
mathjs is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js.
Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution.
The expression parser in mathjs uses the eval and the new Function methods insecurely which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote server.
this is due to an incomplete fix for npm:mathjs:20170331.
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version 3.1