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CVE-2024-8373: AngularJS improper sanitization in '<source>' element

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-791

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 .

Affected products

• angularjs: through 1.8.3
• Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Linux, and Microsoft Windows: all versions

References

• https://codepen.io/herodevs/full/bGPQgMp/8da9ce87e99403ee13a295c305ebfa0b
• https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-8373
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00005.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0003/

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