Improper sanitization of the value of the 'href' and 'xlink:href' attributes in '' SVG elements in AngularJS's 'ngSanitize' module 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 AngularJS versions greater than or equal to 1.3.1.
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 .
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2336
- https://codepen.io/herodevs/pen/bNGYaXx/412a3a4218387479898912f60c269c6c
- https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2025-2336
- https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2025-2336?angularjs-nes
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4p4w-6hg8-63wx