Versions of the package angular from 1.4.9 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the element due to the usage of an insecure regular expression in the input[url] functionality. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic backtracking.
CVE-2023-26118 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - angular-1.8.0.tgz
HTML enhanced for web apps
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/angular/-/angular-1.8.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/angular/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **angular-1.8.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 2e9d597fe70064b9c61d9203c8a93a380a667238
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
Versions of the package angular from 1.4.9 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the element due to the usage of an insecure regular expression in the input[url] functionality. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic backtracking.
Publish Date: 2023-03-30
URL: CVE-2023-26118
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
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