CVE-2020-5219
HIGHpeerigon angular-expressions < 1.0.1 - Remote Code Execution via Expression Compilation
Title source: llmDescription
Angular Expressions before version 1.0.1 has a remote code execution vulnerability if you call expressions.compile(userControlledInput) where userControlledInput is text that comes from user input. If running angular-expressions in the browser, an attacker could run any browser script when the application code calls expressions.compile(userControlledInput). If running angular-expressions on the server, an attacker could run any Javascript expression, thus gaining Remote Code Execution.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/security/advisories/GHSA-hxhm-96pp-2m43
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/commit/061addfb9a9e932a970e5fcb913d020038e65667
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://blog.angularjs.org/2016/09/angular-16-expression-sandbox-removal.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.7
EPSS
0.0239
EPSS Percentile
81.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (2)
npm/angular-expressions
0 - 1.0.1npm
peerigon/angular-expressions
< 1.0.1
Published
Jan 24, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026