CVE-2020-7676: angularjs Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-7676DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7676GHSA-mhp6-pxh8-r675SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-570058
Published 08-06-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-7676 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in angularjs. EPSS estimates a 1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.93%
0%100%
Low · -0.21 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3Timeline
- 08-06-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Low 3.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
80%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.21 pp
From 2.14% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.93%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Angularjs1 product
- angularjs< 1.8.0
Debian1 product
- angular.js< 1.8.0-1
Npm1 product
- angular< 1.8.0
Ubuntu1 product
- angular.jsAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
29 links- github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/17028%2CX Refsource MISC