Cross-site request forgery in axios

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU82558

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45857

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

axios: 0.1.0 - 1.5.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:npm:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:npm:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:npm:*:*

External links

https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.6.0
https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v0.28.0

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.