MEDIUM4.8

GHSA-m9gf-397r-hwpg

AngularJS allows attackers to bypass common image source restrictions

Details

Improper sanitization of the value of the `[srcset]` attribute in AngularJS allows attackers to bypass common image source restrictions, which can also lead to a form of Content Spoofing https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Content_Spoofing .

This issue affects AngularJS versions 1.3.0-rc.4 and greater.

Note: The AngularJS project is End-of-Life and will not receive any updates to address this issue. For more information see here https://docs.angularjs.org/misc/version-support-status .

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Affected packages

npm/angular

Introduced in: 1.3.0-rc.4

No fixed version published yet for angular (npm). Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8372[ADVISORY]
https://codepen.io/herodevs/full/xxoQRNL/0072e627abe03e9cda373bc75b4c1017[WEB]
https://github.com/angular/angular.js[PACKAGE]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00005.html[WEB]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0002[WEB]
https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-8372[WEB]