CVE-2023-26116 (Medium) detected in angular-1.8.3.tgz

## CVE-2023-26116 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - angular-1.8.3.tgz

HTML enhanced for web apps

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/angular/-/angular-1.8.3.tgz

Sample Path to Dependency File: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.yarn/berry/cache/angular-npm-1.8.3-0e5e833690-10.zip

Dependency Hierarchy:
- angular-ui-sortable-0.19.0.tgz (Root Library)
- :x: **angular-1.8.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a5db0714038685437d759b29eb80b4b9e415b2c2

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2023-03-30

URL: CVE-2023-26116

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:
- Exploitability Metrics:
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Impact Metrics:
- Confidentiality Impact: None
- Integrity Impact: None
- Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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Start with package.json and inspect how angular-ui-sortable-0.19.0.tgz brings in angular-1.8.3.tgz. Identify a compatible non-vulnerable Angular dependency, then run the project's dependency or security checks to confirm CVE-2023-26116 is no longer reported.

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