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CVE-2026-42042 (GCVE-0-2026-42042)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-24 18:03 – Updated: 2026-04-27 17:35
VLAI
Title
Axios: XSRF Token Cross-Origin Leakage via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `withXSRFToken` Boolean Coercion
Summary
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, the Axios library's XSRF token protection logic uses JavaScript truthy/falsy semantics instead of strict boolean comparison for the withXSRFToken config property. When this property is set to any truthy non-boolean value (via prototype pollution or misconfiguration), the same-origin check (isURLSameOrigin) is short-circuited, causing XSRF tokens to be sent to all request targets including cross-origin servers controlled by an attacker. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-27 17:35 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-183 - Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
  • CWE-201 - Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
axios axios Affected: >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1
Affected: < 0.31.1
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