CVE-2023-26117 (Medium) detected in angular-1.4.2.min.js

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CVE-2023-26117 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - angular-1.4.2.min.js

AngularJS is an MVC framework for building web applications. The core features include HTML enhanced with custom component and data-binding capabilities, dependency injection and strong focus on simplicity, testability, maintainability and boiler-plate reduction.

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular.js/1.4.2/angular.min.js

Path to dependency file: /node_modules/autocomplete.js/examples/basic_angular.html

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/autocomplete.js/examples/basic_angular.html,/node_modules/autocomplete.js/test/playground_angular.html

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **angular-1.4.2.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 247022df8b526d5e69958180434d1fa6b2f812a7

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Versions of the package angular from 1.0.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the $resource service due to the usage of an insecure regular expression. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic backtracking.

Publish Date: 2023-03-30

URL: CVE-2023-26117

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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