pdoc embeds link to malicious CDN if math mode is enabled

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    "summary": "pdoc provides API Documentation for Python Projects. Documentation generated with `pdoc --math` linked to JavaScript files from polyfill.io. The polyfill.io CDN has been sold and now serves malicious code. This issue has been fixed in pdoc 14.5.1.",
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      "references": [
        "https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack",
        "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/polyfillio-in-pdoc-cve-2024-38526",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38526.json",
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