CVE-2023-26116

MEDIUM EPSS 74.3%
Published Mar 30, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 30, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Versions of the package angular from 1.2.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the angular.copy() utility function 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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
74.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1333

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
angularjsangularjs*≥1.2.21  –  ≤1.8.3
fedoraprojectfedora38any

References 8

  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00005.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OQWJLE5WE33WNMA54XSJIDXBRK2KL3XJ/
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UDKFLKJ6VZKL52AFVW2OVZRMJWHMW55K/
  • security.snyk.io https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-5406320
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • security.snyk.io https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBANGULAR-5406322
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • security.snyk.io https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-5406321
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • security.snyk.io https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-3373044
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • stackblitz.com https://stackblitz.com/edit/angularjs-vulnerability-angular-copy-redos
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.