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CVE-2020-5219: Remote Code Execution in Angular Expressions

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

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.

Affected products

• peerigon angular-expressions: before 1.0.1 — fixed in 1.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: peerigon angular-expressions 1.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://blog.angularjs.org/2016/09/angular-16-expression-sandbox-removal.html
• https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/commit/061addfb9a9e932a970e5fcb913d020038e65667
• https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/security/advisories/GHSA-hxhm-96pp-2m43
• http://blog.angularjs.org/2016/09/angular-16-expression-sandbox-removal.html
• https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/commit/061addfb9a9e932a970e5fcb913d020038e65667
• https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/security/advisories/GHSA-hxhm-96pp-2m43

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