Vulnerability in Angularjs

CVE-2023-26118

Versions of the package angular from 1.4.9 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the <input type="url"> element due to the usage of an insecure regular expression in the input[url] functionality. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic backtracking.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-26118: held from 0.017 to 0.017.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Angularjs
  • Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38
  • Angular — versions 1.4.9
  • Org.webjars.bower:angular — versions 1.4.9
  • Org.webjars.bowergithub.angular:angular — versions 0
  • Org.webjars.npm:angular — versions 1.4.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26118?
CVE-2023-26118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Angularjs, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-26118?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-26118 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.