Medium severity · published Sep 9, 2024
CVE-2024-8373
AngularJS improper sanitization in '<source>' element
4.3
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper sanitization of the value of the [srcset] attribute in <source> HTML elements in AngularJS allows attackers to bypass common image source restrictions, which can also lead to a form of Content Spoofing https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Content_Spoofing .
This issue affects all versions of AngularJS.
Note:
The AngularJS project is End-of-Life and will not receive any updates to address this issue. For more information see here https://docs.angularjs.org/misc/version-support-status .
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
AngularJS · Google
>=0.0.0 · source: vendor, NVD
AI
Active IQ Unified Manager · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AN
Angular.js · Angularjs
0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8373
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8373
Exploit
https://codepen.io/herodevs/full/bGPQgMp/8da9ce87e99403ee13a295c305ebfa0b
Exploit
https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-8373
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0003/
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