CVE-2023-45857 (Medium) detected in axios-0.27.2.tgz

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CVE-2023-45857 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - axios-0.27.2.tgz

Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.27.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• common-8.4.7.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ axios-0.27.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2359bd3c0ccc2623a654758aca77d8f8bc59e6a9

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2023-11-08

URL: CVE-2023-45857

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • 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

Release Date: 2023-11-08

Fix Resolution (axios): 0.28.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@nestjs/common): 9.0.0

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