CVE-2024-8373: AngularJS allows attackers to bypass common image source restrictions

September 9, 2024

Improper sanitization of the value of the [srcset] attribute in <source> HTML elements 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 all versions of AngularJS.

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 .

References

codepen.io/herodevs/full/bGPQgMp/8da9ce87e99403ee13a295c305ebfa0b
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqm9-c95h-x2p6
github.com/angular/angular.js
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8373
www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-8373

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