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Angular vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
angular.js prior to 1.8.0 allows cross site scripting. The regex-based input HTML replacement may turn sanitized code into unsanitized one. Wrapping <option> elements in <select> ones changes parsing behavior, leading to possibly unsanitizing code.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | angular | < 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7676
- https://github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/17028
- https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/2df43c07779137d1bddf7f3b282a1287a8634acd
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-570058
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfa2b19d01d10a8637dc319a7d5994c3dbdb88c0a8f9a21533403577a@%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfa2b19d01d10a8637dc319a7d5994c3dbdb88c0a8f9a21533403577a%40%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rda99599896c3667f2cc9e9d34c7b6ef5d2bbed1f4801e1d75a2b0679@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rda99599896c3667f2cc9e9d34c7b6ef5d2bbed1f4801e1d75a2b0679%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6423268b25db0f800359986867648e11dbd38e133b9383e85067f02@%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6423268b25db0f800359986867648e11dbd38e133b9383e85067f02%40%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r80f210a5f4833d59c5d3de17dd7312f9daba0765ec7d4052469f13f1@%3Cozone-commits.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r80f210a5f4833d59c5d3de17dd7312f9daba0765ec7d4052469f13f1%40%3Cozone-commits.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r79e3feaaf87b81e80da0e17a579015f6dcb94c95551ced398d50c8d7@%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r79e3feaaf87b81e80da0e17a579015f6dcb94c95551ced398d50c8d7%40%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57383582dcad2305430321589dfaca6793f5174c55da6ce8d06fbf9b@%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57383582dcad2305430321589dfaca6793f5174c55da6ce8d06fbf9b%40%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r455ebd83a1c69ae8fd897560534a079c70a483dbe1e75504f1ca499b@%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r455ebd83a1c69ae8fd897560534a079c70a483dbe1e75504f1ca499b%40%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r446c297cd6cda2bd7e345c9b0741d7f611df89902e5d515848c6f4b1@%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r446c297cd6cda2bd7e345c9b0741d7f611df89902e5d515848c6f4b1%40%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3f05cfd587c774ea83c18e59eda9fa37fa9bbf3421484d4ee1017a20@%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3f05cfd587c774ea83c18e59eda9fa37fa9bbf3421484d4ee1017a20%40%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r198985c02829ba8285ed4f9b1de54a33b5f31b08bb38ac51fc86961b@%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r198985c02829ba8285ed4f9b1de54a33b5f31b08bb38ac51fc86961b%40%3Cozone-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/angular/angular.js
CVSS score
5.4/10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- npm
- Package
angular- Disclosed
- 18.06.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mhp6-pxh8-r675 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: angular
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 15
- First → latest
- 06.2019 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 10
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 9
- Low 3
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 3
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 1
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