Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-axios | 1.6.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-axios | 1.6.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-axios | 1.2.1+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | node-axios | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | receptor +1 | 1.4.5-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:1640 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | receptor +1 | 1.4.5-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:1640 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-controller-venv-tower | 4.5.5-2.el8ap | RHSA-2024:1640 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-aiohttp +1 | 3.9.3-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:1640 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-django +1 | 4.2.11-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:1640 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-aiohttp +1 | 3.9.3-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:1640 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-django +1 | 4.2.11-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:1640 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | receptor +1 | 1.4.5-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:1640 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 3 repositories
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fuyuooumi1027/CVE-2023-45857-Demo ★ 1 · Nov 24, 2023
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intercept6/CVE-2023-45857-Demo ★ 0 · Oct 26, 2023
CVE-2023-45857の挙動を確認するデモ
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valentin-panov/CVE-2023-45857 ★ 0 · Oct 18, 2023
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | axios | >= 1.0.0, < 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | GHSA-wf5p-g6vw-rhxx |
| npm | axios | >= 0.8.1, < 0.28.0 | 0.28.0 | GHSA-wf5p-g6vw-rhxx |
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2024:1640 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 18, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1226 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-3344 HCL BigFix WebUI: Mehrere Open Source Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 18, 2024
- ICSA-24-277-02 Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center CISA ICS & IT advisories · Oct 1, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-0588 IBM App Connect Enterprise: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Cross-Site Request Forgery BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 7, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-0277 IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 1, 2024