AngularJS Cross-site Scripting due to failure to sanitize `xlink.href` attributes

Description

Versions of angular prior to 1.5.0-beta.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. The package fails to sanitize xlink:href attributes, which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim’s browser if the value is user-controlled.

Recommendation

Update the angular package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 1.5.0-beta.1
• Patched version(s): 1.5.0-beta.1

References

• GHSA-r5fx-8r73-v86c
• bugzilla.redhat.com
• snyk.io
• www.npmjs.com
• CVE-2019-14863
• CWE-79
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

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• Angular vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting - CVE-2020-7676
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Tags:

npm

angular