CVE-2019-10768 — In AngularJS before 1

In AngularJS before 1.7.9 the function `merge()` could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of `Object.prototype` using a `__proto__` payload.

01What is this vulnerability?

In AngularJS before 1.7.9 the function `merge()` could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of `Object.prototype` using a `__proto__` payload.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / AngularJS	All versions prior to version 1.7.9

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-11-19T20:07:49.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T22:32:01.679Z

09References

• snyk.io — https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-534884
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b…