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Medium severity · published Nov 6, 2020
CVE-2020-28168
Axios NPM package 0.21.0 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability where an attacker is able to bypass a proxy by providing a URL that responds with a redirect…
5.9
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Axios NPM package 0.21.0 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability where an attacker is able to bypass a proxy by providing a URL that responds with a redirect to a restricted host or IP address.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AX
Axios · Axios
0.19.0 through 0.21.0 · source: NVD
SI
Sinec Ins · Siemens
before 1.0; 1.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
AX
Axios
Axios
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28168
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28168
Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf
Exploit
https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3369
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25d53acd06f29244b8a103781b0339c5e7efee9099a4d52f0c230e4a%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r954d80fd18e9dafef6e813963eb7e08c228151c2b6268ecd63b35d1f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdfd2901b8b697a3f6e2c9c6ecc688fd90d7f881937affb5144d61d6e%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
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