{"id":"CVE-2020-5219","aliases":["EUVD-2020-0267","GHSA-hxhm-96pp-2m43"],"status":"published","title":"Remote Code Execution in Angular Expressions","description":"Angular Expressions before version 1.0.1 has a remote code execution vulnerability if you call expressions.compile(userControlledInput) where userControlledInput is text that comes from user input. If running angular-expressions in the browser, an attacker could run any browser script when the application code calls expressions.compile(userControlledInput). If running angular-expressions on the server, an attacker could run any Javascript expression, thus gaining Remote Code Execution.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.02393,"percentile":0.84117,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"published":"2020-01-24T15:25:14Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:54:22Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"angular-expressions","fixed_in":["1.0.1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"angular-expressions","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"angular-expressions","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"peerigon","product":"angular-expressions"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/security/advisories/GHSA-hxhm-96pp-2m43","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/commit/061addfb9a9e932a970e5fcb913d020038e65667","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"http://blog.angularjs.org/2016/09/angular-16-expression-sandbox-removal.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5219","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxhm-96pp-2m43"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5219","title":"Remote Code Execution in Angular Expressions","description":"Angular Expressions before version 1.0.1 has a remote code execution vulnerability if you call expressions.compile(userControlledInput) where userControlledInput is text that comes from user input. If running angular-expressions in the browser, an attacker could run any browser script when the application code calls expressions.compile(userControlledInput). If running angular-expressions on the server, an attacker could run any Javascript expression, thus gaining Remote Code Execution.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T15:25:14Z","modified":"2024-08-04T08:22:08.893Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:47.877975Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-0267","description":"Angular Expressions before version 1.0.1 has a remote code execution vulnerability if you call expressions.compile(userControlledInput) where userControlledInput is text that comes from user input. If running angular-expressions in the browser, an attacker could run any browser script when the application code calls expressions.compile(userControlledInput). If running angular-expressions on the server, an attacker could run any Javascript expression, thus gaining Remote Code Execution.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T15:25:14Z","modified":"2024-08-04T08:22:08Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:08:07.872525Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-hxhm-96pp-2m43","title":"Remote Code Execution in Angular Expressions","description":"### Impact\n\nThe vulnerability, reported by GoSecure Inc, allows Remote Code Execution, if you call `expressions.compile(userControlledInput)` where `userControlledInput` is text that comes from user input.\n\n* If running angular-expressions in the browser, an attacker could run any browser script when the application code calls expressions.compile(userControlledInput).\n* If running angular-expressions on the server, an attacker could run any Javascript expression, thus gaining Remote Code Execution.\n\n### Patches\n\nUsers should upgrade to version 1.0.1 of angular-expressions\n\n### Workarounds\n\nA temporary workaround might be either to : \n\n* disable user-controlled input that will be fed into angular-expressions in your application\n\nOR\n\n* allow only following characters in the userControlledInput : \n\n```js\nif (/^[|a-zA-Z.0-9 :\"'+-?]+$/.test(userControlledInput)) {\n      var result = expressions.compile(userControlledInput);\n}\nelse {\n     result = undefined;\n}\n```\n\n### References\n\n[Removal of angular-expression sandbox](http://blog.angularjs.org/2016/09/angular-16-expression-sandbox-removal.html)\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [angular-expressions](https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/issues)\n* [Email us](mailto:contact@javascript-ninja.fr)\n\n### Credits \n\nThe issue was reported by Maxime Nadeau from GoSecure, Inc.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T15:27:25Z","modified":"2023-01-09T05:01:58Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:02.073372Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5219","description":"Angular Expressions before version 1.0.1 has a remote code execution vulnerability if you call expressions.compile(userControlledInput) where userControlledInput is text that comes from user input. If running angular-expressions in the browser, an attacker could run any browser script when the application code calls expressions.compile(userControlledInput). If running angular-expressions on the server, an attacker could run any Javascript expression, thus gaining Remote Code Execution.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T16:15:11.473Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:21:02.967Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:05:52.385274Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5219","description":"Angular Expressions before version 1.0.1 has a remote code execution vulnerability if you call expressions.compile(userControlledInput) where userControlledInput is text that comes from user input. If running angular-expressions in the browser, an attacker could run any browser script when the application code calls expressions.compile(userControlledInput). If running angular-expressions on the server, an attacker could run any Javascript expression, thus gaining Remote Code Execution.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T16:15:11.473Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:54:22.798586418Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:16.936975Z"},{"id":"GHSA-hxhm-96pp-2m43","title":"Remote Code Execution in Angular Expressions","description":"### Impact\n\nThe vulnerability, reported by GoSecure Inc, allows Remote Code Execution, if you call `expressions.compile(userControlledInput)` where `userControlledInput` is text that comes from user input.\n\n* If running angular-expressions in the browser, an attacker could run any browser script when the application code calls expressions.compile(userControlledInput).\n* If running angular-expressions on the server, an attacker could run any Javascript expression, thus gaining Remote Code Execution.\n\n### Patches\n\nUsers should upgrade to version 1.0.1 of angular-expressions\n\n### Workarounds\n\nA temporary workaround might be either to : \n\n* disable user-controlled input that will be fed into angular-expressions in your application\n\nOR\n\n* allow only following characters in the userControlledInput : \n\n```js\nif (/^[|a-zA-Z.0-9 :\"'+-?]+$/.test(userControlledInput)) {\n      var result = expressions.compile(userControlledInput);\n}\nelse {\n     result = undefined;\n}\n```\n\n### References\n\n[Removal of angular-expression sandbox](http://blog.angularjs.org/2016/09/angular-16-expression-sandbox-removal.html)\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [angular-expressions](https://github.com/peerigon/angular-expressions/issues)\n* [Email us](mailto:contact@javascript-ninja.fr)\n\n### Credits \n\nThe issue was reported by Maxime Nadeau from GoSecure, Inc.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T15:27:25Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:48:42.55359374Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:49.621585Z"}]}}