Axios has Unrestricted Cloud Metadata Exfiltration via Header Injection Chain
Title source: cnaDescription
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0 and 0.3.1, the Axios library is vulnerable to a specific "Gadget" attack chain that allows Prototype Pollution in any third-party dependency to be escalated into Remote Code Execution (RCE) or Full Cloud Compromise (via AWS IMDSv2 bypass). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0 and 0.3.1.
Exploits (5)
Scores
CVSS v3
4.8
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
7.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lab Environment
COMMUNITY
Community Lab
+2 more repos
Details
CWE
CWE-113
CWE-444
CWE-918
Status
published
Products (4)
axios/axios
< 1.15.0 (2 CPE variants)
axios/axios
< 0.31.0
axios/axios
>= 1.0.0, < 1.15.0
npm/axios
0 - 1.15.0npm
Published
Apr 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 11, 2026