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TI-2019-08007 Aliases CVE-2019-10742GHSA-42xw-2xvc-qx8m

Improper handling of exceptional conditions in axios

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-755Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06145 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed axios (npm): 0.18.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
axiosaxiosthrough 0.18.0—No fix listedCNA
—axios (npm)before 0.18.10.18.1Patch availableGHSA-42xw-2xvc-qx8m
  • axios Vendoraxios Affected through 0.18.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • axios (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.18.1 Fixed in 0.18.1 Patch available GHSA-42xw-2xvc-qx8m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*up to 0.18.0Vulnerableaxios
  • cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.18.0 Vulnerable ·axios

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-42xw-2xvc-qx8m axios (npm) Fixed in 0.18.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10742
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42xw-2xvc-qx8m

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-30422 Server-side request forgery in axios CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-32427 Server-side request forgery in axios CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-30578 Axios: Prototype pollution read-side gadgets in HTTP adapter allow credential injection and request hijacking CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-32428 Axios: Full Man-in-the-Middle via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `config.proxy` CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-20009 Possible SSRF and Credential Leakage via Absolute URL in axios Requests CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-32430 Axios: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via Cookie Name Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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