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.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7958-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that AngularJS did not properly sanitize certain `xlink:href` attributes. A remote     attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross site scripting. This issue only affected Ubuntu     16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-14863)

    It was discovered that AngularJS incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause AngularJS to consume resources, leading to a regular expression denial of     service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.04.
    (CVE-2022-25844)

    It was discovered that AngularJS incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause AngularJS to consume resources, leading to a regular expression denial of     service. (CVE-2023-26116, CVE-2023-26117)

    It was discovered that AngularJS incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause AngularJS to consume resources, leading to a regular expression denial of     service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS     and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2023-26118, CVE-2024-21490)

    It was discovered that AngularJS did not properly sanitize certain inputs in HTML elements. A remote     attacker could possibly use this issue to perform spoofing and obtain sensitive information. This issue     only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.04.
    (CVE-2024-8372, CVE-2024-8373, CVE-2025-2336)

    It was discovered that AngularJS did not properly sanitize certain inputs in HTML elements. A remote     attacker could possibly use this issue to perform spoofing and obtain sensitive information.
    (CVE-2025-0716)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4242 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4242-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     July 20, 2025                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : angular.js     Version        : 1.8.3-1+deb12u1~deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-25844 CVE-2023-26116 CVE-2023-26117 CVE-2023-26118                      CVE-2024-8372 CVE-2024-8373 CVE-2024-21490 CVE-2025-0716                      CVE-2025-2336     Debian Bug     : #1014779 #1036694 #1088804 #1088805 #1104485

    angular.js a popular JavaScript framework was affected by multiple     vulnerabilities.

    CVE-2022-25844

        A Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability (ReDoS)         was found 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

    CVE-2023-26116

        A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) was found         via the angular.copy() utility function due to the usage         of an insecure regular expression.

    CVE-2023-26117

        A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) was found         via the $resource service due to the usage of an insecure         regular expression.

    CVE-2023-26118

        A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) was found         via the <input type=url> element due to the usage of an         insecure regular expression in the input[url] functionality.
        Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large         carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic         backtracking.

    CVE-2024-8372

        Improper sanitization of the value of the 'srcset'         attribute in AngularJS allows attackers to bypass         common image source restrictions, which can also         lead to a form of Content Spoofing

    CVE-2024-8373

        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

    CVE-2024-21490

        A regular expression used to split         the value of the ng-srcset directive is vulnerable to         super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With large         carefully-crafted input, this can result in catastrophic         backtracking and cause a denial of service.

    CVE-2025-0716

        Improper sanitization of the value of the 'href'         and 'xlink:href' attributes in '<image>' SVG elements         in AngularJS allows attackers to bypass common image         source restrictions. This can lead to a form of         Content Spoofing .

    CVE-2025-2336

        An improper sanitization vulnerability has been identified         in ngSanitize module, which allows attackers to bypass         common image source restrictions normally         applied to image elements. This bypass can further lead to a form of         Content Spoofing. Similarly, the application's performance and behavior         could be negatively affected by using too large or slow-to-load images.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     1.8.3-1+deb12u1~deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your angular.js packages.

    For the detailed security status of angular.js please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/angular.js

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2023-26116)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 17.1.3 / 17.5.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the K000141463 advisory.

    CVE-2019-10768In AngularJS before 1.7.9 the function `merge()` could be tricked into adding or modifying     properties of `Object.prototype` using a `__proto__` payload.CVE-2023-26116Versions 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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the F5 Networks BIG-IP security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-035866b576 advisory.

    - Release 115.3.1

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-7342330743 advisory.

    - Release 115.3.1

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
284659	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : AngularJS vulnerabilities (USN-7958-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
242412	Debian dla-4242 : libjs-angularjs - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
227018	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-26116	Nessus	Misc.	medium
209061	F5 Networks BIG-IP : Angular JS vulnerabilities (K000141463)	Nessus	F5 Networks Local Security Checks	high
185186	Fedora 39 : icecat (2023-035866b576)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
183275	Fedora 38 : icecat (2023-7342330743)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

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