#VU105862 Cross-site scripting in axios - CVE-2024-57965

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105862

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57965

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
axios
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: axios

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to lib/helpers/isURLSameOrigin.js does not use a URL object when determining an origin, and has a potentially unwanted setAttribute('href',href) call. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

axios: 0.1.0 - 1.7.7

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External links
https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/0a8d6e19da5b9899a2abafaaa06a75ee548597db
https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/6351
https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/6714
https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.7.8

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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.