# CVE-2021-32854: textAngular text editor vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via copy-paste XSS in the textAngular library, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7h4w-6p98-r3wx

## What is CVE-2021-32854?

CVE-2021-32854 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in npm textangular, published on 20 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

textAngular is a text editor for Angular.js. Version 1.5.16 and prior are vulnerable to copy-paste cross-site scripting (XSS). For this particular type of XSS, the victim needs to be fooled into copying a malicious payload into the text editor. There are no known patches.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32854?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including textangular. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `textangular` | npm | All versions to 1.5.16 | None |
| `textangular` | npm | All versions to 1.5.16 | None |

Products: Textangular Textangular.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-32854?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-32854 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-32854 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in npm textangular

- [CVE-2015-0167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0167/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-32854 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-32854 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in npm textangular, published on 20 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-32854 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- textangular (npm): affected all versions up to 1.5.16; no fix listed
- textangular (npm): affected all versions up to 1.5.16; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32854/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32854/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32854
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32854
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32854

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32854/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.