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CVE-2023-45857: An issue discovered in Axios 1.5.1 inadvertently reveals the confidential XSRF-TOKEN stored in cookies by including it in the HTTP header X-

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.70% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 53.4% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: node-axios (Debian:12) 1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1; node-axios (Debian:13) 1.6.2+dfsg-1; axios (npm) 0.28.0, 1.6.0.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to node-axios (Debian:12) 1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1; node-axios (Debian:13) 1.6.2+dfsg-1; axios (npm) 0.28.0, 1.6.0 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

An issue discovered in Axios 1.5.1 inadvertently reveals the confidential XSRF-TOKEN stored in cookies by including it in the HTTP header X-XSRF-TOKEN for every request made to any host allowing attackers to view sensitive information.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Nov 8, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 53th percentile

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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

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Affected systems

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axiosaxios

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • axios axios1.5.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12node-axiosbefore 1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u11.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1
Debian:13node-axiosbefore 1.6.2+dfsg-11.6.2+dfsg-1
npmaxiosfrom 0.8.1 · before 0.28.00.28.0
npmaxiosfrom 1.0.0 · before 1.6.01.6.0
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8receptorbefore 0:1.4.5-1.el8ap0:1.4.5-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8receptorctlbefore 0:1.4.5-1.el8ap0:1.4.5-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9receptorbefore 0:1.4.5-1.el9ap0:1.4.5-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9receptorctlbefore 0:1.4.5-1.el9ap0:1.4.5-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8automation-controller-venv-towerbefore 0:4.5.5-2.el8ap0:4.5.5-2.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python39-aiohttpbefore 0:3.9.3-1.el8ap0:3.9.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python39-aiohttp-debuginfobefore 0:3.9.3-1.el8ap0:3.9.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python39-djangobefore 0:4.2.11-1.el8ap0:4.2.11-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python3x-aiohttpbefore 0:3.9.3-1.el8ap0:3.9.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python3x-aiohttp-debugsourcebefore 0:3.9.3-1.el8ap0:3.9.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python3x-djangobefore 0:4.2.11-1.el8ap0:4.2.11-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9automation-controller-venv-towerbefore 0:4.5.5-2.el9ap0:4.5.5-2.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python-aiohttpbefore 0:3.9.3-1.el9ap0:3.9.3-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python-aiohttp-debugsourcebefore 0:3.9.3-1.el9ap0:3.9.3-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python-djangobefore 0:4.2.11-1.el9ap0:4.2.11-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python3-aiohttpbefore 0:3.9.3-1.el9ap0:3.9.3-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python3-aiohttp-debuginfobefore 0:3.9.3-1.el9ap0:3.9.3-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python3-djangobefore 0:4.2.11-1.el9ap0:4.2.11-1.el9ap

Same product

axios: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-42043Axios: Incomplete Fix for CVE-2025-62718 — NO_PROXY Protection Bypassed via RFC 1122 Loopback Subnet (127.0.0.0/8) in Axios 1.15.0
    40Plan
  • CVE-2024-57965In axios before 1.7.8, lib/helpers/isURLSameOrigin.js does not use a URL object when determining an origin, and has a potentially unwanted s
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-44492Axios: shouldBypassProxy does not recognize IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, allowing NO_PROXY bypass (incomplete fix for CVE-2025-62718)
    38Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-28168Nov 6, 2020 · Axios NPM package 0.21.0 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability where an attacker is able to bypass a proxy by providin
    24Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2021-3749Aug 31, 2021 · Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in axios/axios
    33Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-39338Aug 12, 2024 · axios 1.7.2 allows SSRF via unexpected behavior where requests for path relative URLs get processed as protocol relative URLs.
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:node-axios1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
npm:axios0.28.0Package registry (OSV)
npm:axios1.6.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:automation-controller-venv-tower0:4.5.5-2.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-aiohttp0:3.9.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-aiohttp-debugsource0:3.9.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-aiohttp0:3.9.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-aiohttp-debuginfo0:3.9.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python39-aiohttp0:3.9.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python39-aiohttp-debuginfo0:3.9.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python39-django0:4.2.11-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3x-aiohttp0:3.9.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3x-aiohttp-debugsource0:3.9.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:receptor0:1.4.5-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:receptorctl0:1.4.5-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×3

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-10-18
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-10-26
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12023-11-24

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-22 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayOct 31, 2026+1088 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

State-changing requests rely on the session cookie the browser sends automatically; nothing verifies that the request came from the user’s own page.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-352 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
app.use(session({ cookie: { httpOnly: true } }));app.post("/account/address", updateAddress);

Fixed

ts
app.use(session({ cookie: { httpOnly: true, sameSite: "lax" } }));app.post("/account/address", csrfProtection, updateAddress);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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