CVE-2020-28168 (Medium) detected in axios-0.18.1.tgz

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CVE-2020-28168 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - axios-0.18.1.tgz

Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.18.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/axios/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• perspective-api-client-3.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ axios-0.18.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 889024b378cd6d68f6af593a1d2de90edddbd9b4

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2020-11-06

URL: CVE-2020-28168

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: axios/axios@c7329fe

Release Date: 2020-11-06

Fix Resolution: axios - 0.21.1

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