CVE-2023-26117

Public Exploit

Description

Versions of the package angular from 1.0.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the $resource service due to the usage of an insecure regular expression. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic backtracking.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.24%
Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory stackblitz.com
Affected: n/a angular
Affected: n/a org.webjars.bower:angular
Affected: n/a org.webjars.npm:angular
Affected: n/a org.webjars.bowergithub.angular:angular
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-3373045 third party advisory exploit
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-5406323 third party advisory exploit
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-5406324 third party advisory exploit
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBANGULAR-5406325 third party advisory exploit
https://stackblitz.com/edit/angularjs-vulnerability-resource-trailing-slashes-redos third party advisory exploit
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OQWJLE5WE33WNMA54XSJIDXBRK2KL3XJ/ third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UDKFLKJ6VZKL52AFVW2OVZRMJWHMW55K/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-26117?
CVE-2023-26117 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-26117?
To fix CVE-2023-26117, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-26117 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-26117 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-26117?
CVE-2023-26117 affects n/a angular, n/a org.webjars.bower:angular, n/a org.webjars.npm:angular, n/a org.webjars.bowergithub.angular:angular.
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