CVE-2024-8372

Publication date 9 September 2024

Last updated 14 January 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

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 https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Content_Spoofing . This issue affects AngularJS versions 1.3.0-rc.4 and greater. 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 .

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
angular.js	25.10 questing	Not affected
	25.04 plucky	Fixed 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.25.04.1
	24.10 oracular	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 1.8.2-2ubuntu0.1
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 1.7.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 1.5.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected

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Notes

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AngularJS is not being supported, the recommendation is to move away from using it.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	4.8 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	High
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	Low
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-7958-1
AngularJS vulnerabilities
14 January 2026