CVE-2020-7676

5.4 MEDIUM
Published: June 08, 2020 Modified: November 20, 2025

Description

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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-570058
Source: report@snyk.io
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/17028%2C
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-570058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
63th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

angularjs