CVE-2026-42042 PUBLISHED

Axios: XSRF Token Cross-Origin Leakage via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `withXSRFToken` Boolean Coercion

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 23.04.2026 Published: 24.04.2026 Updated: 24.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor axios
Product axios
Versions
  • Version >= 1.0.0, < 1.15.1 is affected
  • Version < 0.31.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

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