CVE-2019-14863 (Medium) detected in angular-1.4.2.min.js

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CVE-2019-14863 - 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: /tmp/ws-scm/VuePress-GithubPages-TravisCI/node_modules/autocomplete.js/examples/basic_angular.html

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ angular-1.4.2.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5ff4623a3079b85b394ebd8324e70ca5faaf9a58

Vulnerability Details

There is a vulnerability in all angular versions before 1.5.0-beta.0, where after escaping the context of the web application, the web application delivers data to its users along with other trusted dynamic content, without validating it.

Publish Date: 2020-01-02

URL: CVE-2019-14863

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: angular/angular.js#12524

Release Date: 2020-01-02

Fix Resolution: angular - v1.5.0-beta.1;org.webjars:angularjs:1.5.0-rc.0

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