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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-32854
CVE-2021-32854:
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
textAngular, a text editor for Angular.js, was found to contain a copy-paste cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in version 1.5.16 and prior versions. The vulnerability was discovered in 2021 and was assigned CVE-2021-32854. The issue was initially reported on September 15, 2021, by the GitHub Security Lab team (GitHub Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a copy-paste cross-site scripting (XSS) issue. The exploitation requires user interaction, specifically the victim needs to be fooled into copying a malicious payload into the text editor. The vulnerability was discovered using CodeQL query analysis (GitHub Advisory).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to cross-site scripting attacks when users copy and paste malicious content into the text editor. The impact requires user interaction to be realized (GitHub Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the vulnerability disclosure, there are no known patches available for this vulnerability (MITRE CVE).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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