WS-2017-0115 (Medium) detected in angular-v1.3.0

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WS-2017-0115 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - angular-v1.3.0

Path to dependency file: /rekall-gui/manuskript/static/bower.json

Path to vulnerable library: /rekall-gui/manuskript/static/bower_components/angular/.bower.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ angular-v1.3.0 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: win10_compressed_memory

Vulnerability Details

angular.js doesn't sanitize a url attribute usemap causing a potential XSS vulnerability

Publish Date: 2016-01-22

URL: WS-2017-0115

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2016-01-22

Fix Resolution: angular - 1.5.0

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Micro-Learning Topic: Vulnerable library (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Vulnerable Library"

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Micro-Learning Topic: Cross-site scripting (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "XSS"

What is this? (2min video)

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities occur when unescaped input is rendered into a page displayed to the user. When HTML or script is included in the input, it will be processed by a user's browser as HTML or script and can alter the appearance of the page or execute malicious scripts in their user context.

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Helpful references

• Prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in ASP.NET Core - A detailed Microsoft article on how to prevent cross-site scripting in ASP.NET Core.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Software Attack - OWASP community page with comprehensive information about cross site scripting, and links to various OWASP resources to help detect or prevent it.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting Prevention Cheat Sheet - This article provides a simple positive model for preventing XSS using output encoding properly.