Vulnerability · Published Nov 6, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-28168
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the node-axios package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 16.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | node-axios | 0.21.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28168 |
| Debian:13 | node-axios | 0.21.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28168 |
| Debian:14 | node-axios | 0.21.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28168 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | node-axios | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28168 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | node-axios | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28168 |
| npm | axios | 0.21.1 | GHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3369 x_refsource_MISC
- [druid-commits] 20210107 [GitHub] [druid] jon-wei opened a new pull request #10733: Update deps for CVE-2020-28168 and CVE-2020-28052 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [druid-commits] 20210107 [GitHub] [druid] clintropolis merged pull request #10733: Update deps for CVE-2020-28168 and CVE-2020-28052 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [druid-commits] 20210127 [druid] 01/02: Update deps for CVE-2020-28168 and CVE-2020-28052 (#10733) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM