CVE-2019-10742

HIGH

axios <= 0.18.0 - Denial of Service via maxContentLength Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-10742. PoCs published by Viniciuspxf.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository demonstrates CVE-2019-10742, an SSRF vulnerability in Axios where a malicious server can bypass maxContentLength restrictions by sending a large payload, causing a DoS on the vulnerable server. The PoC includes a vulnerable server, a malicious server, and a client to trigger the exploit.

Description

Axios up to and including 0.18.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by continuing to accepting content after maxContentLength is exceeded.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by Viniciuspxf · poc
https://github.com/Viniciuspxf/CVE-2019-10742

This repository demonstrates CVE-2019-10742, an SSRF vulnerability in Axios where a malicious server can bypass maxContentLength restrictions by sending a large payload, causing a DoS on the vulnerable server. The PoC includes a vulnerable server, a malicious server, and a client to trigger the exploit.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Axios (versions affected by CVE-2019-10742)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Docker environment to run the servers · Network connectivity between vulnerable and malicious servers
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://app.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-AXIOS-174505
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/1098
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/1485

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0598
EPSS Percentile 92.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-755
Status published
Products (2)
axios/axios < 0.18.0
npm/axios 0 - 0.18.1npm
Published May 07, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026