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title: AngularJS – XSS Vulnerability On Versions Under 1.8.0, Via Nested Option In Select Elements
description: "**Impact area** Security **Severity** High **Affected element** **ServiceNow** UI Script **Salesforce** Static Resource ## Rule number **SN-JSL-ANGULARJS-LESSTHAN-V180-OPT (**for ServiceNow) **SF-JSL-ANGULARJS-LESSTHAN-V180-OPT **(for Salesforce) ## Impact The regex-based input HTML replacement may turn sanitized code into unsanitized one. Wrapping \"\" elements in \"\"…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qc/vulnerabilities-in-open-source-libraries-salesforce/angularjs-xss-vulnerability-on-versions-under-1-8-0-via-nested-option-in-select-elements-3/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
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# AngularJS – XSS Vulnerability On Versions Under 1.8.0, Via Nested Option In Select Elements

**Impact area**

Security

**Severity**

High

**Affected element**

**ServiceNow**

UI Script

**Salesforce**

Static Resource

## Rule number

**SN-JSL-ANGULARJS-LESSTHAN-V180-OPT (**for ServiceNow)

**SF-JSL-ANGULARJS-LESSTHAN-V180-OPT **(for Salesforce)

## Impact

The regex-based input HTML replacement may turn sanitized code into unsanitized one. Wrapping "<option>" elements in "<select>" ones changes parsing behavior, leading to possibly unsanitizing code.

## Remediation

Update AngularJS to the latest version.

### Time to fix

30 min

## References

This rule is linked to [Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting').](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html)