TI-2020-17118 Aliases CVE-2020-28168 GHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99

Axios NPM package 0.21.0 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability…

LOW 31CWE-918Published 2020-11-06 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Axios NPM package 0.21.0 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability where an attacker is able to bypass a proxy by providing a URL that responds with a redirect to a restricted host or IP address.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02359 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Partial axios (npm): 0.21.1Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	axios (npm)	before 0.21.1	0.21.1	Patch available	GHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
axios (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.21.1 Fixed in 0.21.1 Patch available GHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios::::::node.js::*	0.19.0 – 0.21.0	Vulnerable	axios
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins::::::::	before 1.0	Vulnerable	Siemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1::::::	1.0 sp1	Vulnerable	Siemens

cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.19.0 – 0.21.0 Vulnerable ·axios
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99 axios (npm) Fixed in 0.21.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
OpenShift Service Mesh 1	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0	Affected	No fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28168
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3369

Advisory 2

Other 9

Sources

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