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CVE-2022-25844 (Medium) detected in angular-1.8.3.tgz

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Description

CVE-2022-25844 - 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)
    • angular-1.8.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a5db0714038685437d759b29eb80b4b9e415b2c2

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The package angular after 1.7.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) by providing a custom locale rule that makes it possible to assign the parameter in posPre: ' '.repeat() of NUMBER_FORMATS.PATTERNS[1].posPre with a very high value. Note: 1) This package has been deprecated and is no longer maintained. 2) The vulnerable versions are 1.7.0 and higher.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2022-05-01

URL: CVE-2022-25844

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

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Research direction

Start with package.json, the dependency hierarchy, and the angular-ui-sortable dependency named in the report. Determine how angular 1.8.3 is introduced and identify a supported remediation for CVE-2022-25844; done means the vulnerable dependency is no longer present and the dependency state is verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
angular
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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