Versions of the package angular from 1.2.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the angular.copy() utility function 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.
CVE-2023-26116 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - angular-1.3.19.tgz
HTML enhanced for web apps
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/angular/-/angular-1.3.19.tgz
Path to dependency file: /javascript/npm/npm-with-dev-dependencies/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /javascript/npm/npm-with-dev-dependencies/node_modules/angular/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **angular-1.3.19.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 27e1f740a162e55490d9ca929f243afbaa92476c
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
Versions of the package angular from 1.2.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the angular.copy() utility function 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-2023-26116
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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