CVE-2023-26116 (High) detected in angular-1.5.0-rc.0.min.js

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CVE-2023-26116 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - angular-1.5.0-rc.0.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/1.5.0-rc.0/angular.min.js

Path to dependency file: /index.html

Path to vulnerable library: /index.html

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ angular-1.5.0-rc.0.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

All versions of the package angular 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 (7.5)

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: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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