CVE-2025-58754
Axios is vulnerable to DoS attack through lack of data size check
Description
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. When Axios prior to version 1.11.0 runs on Node.js and is given a URL with the `data:` scheme, it does not perform HTTP. Instead, its Node http adapter decodes the entire payload into memory (`Buffer`/`Blob`) and returns a synthetic 200 response. This path ignores `maxContentLength` / `maxBodyLength` (which only protect HTTP responses), so an attacker can supply a very large `data:` URI and cause the process to allocate unbounded memory and crash (DoS), even if the caller requested `responseType: 'stream'`. Version 1.11.0 contains a patch for the issue.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 12, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 12, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Axios to version 1.11.0 or later.
- Ensure data URIs are validated before processing.
- Limit the size of data URIs.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. When Axios prior to version 1.11.0 runs on Node.js and is given a URL with the `data:` scheme, it does not perform HTTP. Instead, its Node http adapter decodes the entire payload into memory (`Buffer`/`Blob`) and returns a synthetic 200 response. This path ignores `maxContentLength` / `maxBodyLength` (which only protect HTTP responses), so an attacker can supply a very large `data:` URI and cause the process to allocate unbounded memory and crash (DoS), even if the caller requested `responseType: 'stream'`. Version 1.11.0 contains a patch for the issue. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-770 Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/945435fc51467303768202250debb8d4ae892593 Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/7011 Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.12.0 Added Reference https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-4hjh-wcwx-xvwj