CVE•Published 2026-04-24•Modified 2026-04-27•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-42042Axios · Axios

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 92% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-183Permissive List of Allowed Inputs CWE-201Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-04-24

Modified 2026-04-27

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag11,074 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-42042

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Axios Axios"

All exposed Axios Axios instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Axios"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Axios" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-42042