#VU98710 Cross-site scripting in angular-translate - CVE-2024-33665
Published: October 16, 2024
angular-translate
angular-translate
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted key to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Remediation
External links
- https://github.com/angular-translate/angular-translate/issues/1418
- https://stackblitz.com/github/neverendingsupport/angular-translate-xss-2024?file=public%2Findex.html
- http://docs.herodevs.com/docs/2024-Angular-Translate-XSS
- https://github.com/angular-translate/angular-translate/issues/1418#issuecomment-252498855