Vulnerability identifier: #VU23381

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14862

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
AngularJS
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: Google

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 within the xlink:href attributes. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

AngularJS: 1.0.0 - 1.4.14

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CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:google:angularjs:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://snyk.io/vuln/npm:angular:20150807

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?