Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 6, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-28168 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Siemens sinec_ins
1 Axios axios
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Axios NPM package to a version later than 0.21.0.
  • Update the Axios NPM package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-28168 has a 32 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-28168 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-28168 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-28168 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-28168 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf
    Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3369
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25d53acd06f29244b8a103781b0339c5e7efee9099a4d52f0c230e4a%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r954d80fd18e9dafef6e813963eb7e08c228151c2b6268ecd63b35d1f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdfd2901b8b697a3f6e2c9c6ecc688fd90d7f881937affb5144d61d6e%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r954d80fd18e9dafef6e813963eb7e08c228151c2b6268ecd63b35d1f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25d53acd06f29244b8a103781b0339c5e7efee9099a4d52f0c230e4a%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdfd2901b8b697a3f6e2c9c6ecc688fd90d7f881937affb5144d61d6e%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r954d80fd18e9dafef6e813963eb7e08c228151c2b6268ecd63b35d1f@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25d53acd06f29244b8a103781b0339c5e7efee9099a4d52f0c230e4a@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdfd2901b8b697a3f6e2c9c6ecc688fd90d7f881937affb5144d61d6e@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25d53acd06f29244b8a103781b0339c5e7efee9099a4d52f0c230e4a@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25d53acd06f29244b8a103781b0339c5e7efee9099a4d52f0c230e4a@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r954d80fd18e9dafef6e813963eb7e08c228151c2b6268ecd63b35d1f@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r954d80fd18e9dafef6e813963eb7e08c228151c2b6268ecd63b35d1f@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdfd2901b8b697a3f6e2c9c6ecc688fd90d7f881937affb5144d61d6e@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdfd2901b8b697a3f6e2c9c6ecc688fd90d7f881937affb5144d61d6e@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdfd2901b8b697a3f6e2c9c6ecc688fd90d7f881937affb5144d61d6e@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25d53acd06f29244b8a103781b0339c5e7efee9099a4d52f0c230e4a@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r954d80fd18e9dafef6e813963eb7e08c228151c2b6268ecd63b35d1f@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:0.21.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 0.19.0 up to (including) 0.21.0
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3369 No Types Assigned https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3369 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-918
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:axios:axios:0.21.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.