Description
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 https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Content_Spoofing  and also negatively affect the application's performance and behavior by using too large or slow-to-load images.

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 .
Published: 2025-04-29
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4242-1 angular.js security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-12635 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 https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Content_Spoofing  and also negatively affect the application's performance and behavior by using too large or slow-to-load images. 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 .
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j58c-ww9w-pwp5 AngularJS improperly sanitizes SVG elements
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7958-1 AngularJS vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:30:00 +0000

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Description 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 https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Content_Spoofing  and also negatively affect the application's performance and behavior by using too large or slow-to-load images. 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 .
Title AngularJS improper sanitization in SVG '<image>' element
Weaknesses CWE-791
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HeroDevs

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:35:06.971Z

Reserved: 2025-01-24T17:15:53.003Z

Link: CVE-2025-0716

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-29T18:33:19.527Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-04-29T17:15:39.790

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-0716

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-04-29T16:26:19Z

Links: CVE-2025-0716 - Bugzilla

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