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CVE-2020-28168

Axios vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery

5.9 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.36%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

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.

Record
CVE-2020-28168
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2020-28168
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0488 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2021-0488
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99 5.9

Axios vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery

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.

Record
GHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.9

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.

Record
CVE-2020-28168
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-28168 5.9

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28168
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99 5.9

Axios vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery

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.

Record
GHSA-4w2v-q235-vp99
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-28168 5.9

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28168
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1774225186 No score

TuxCare security update for axios (5 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt axios to address 5 CVEs. Fixed in 0.18.1-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1774225186
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1776991067 No score

TuxCare security update for axios (6 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt axios to address 6 CVEs. Fixed in 0.15.3-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1776991067
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1782521951 No score

TuxCare security update for axios (17 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt axios to address 17 CVEs. Fixed in 0.19.2-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1782521951
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1793101806 No score

TuxCare security update for axios (6 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt axios to address 6 CVEs. Fixed in 0.18.0-tuxcare.2.

Record
CLSA-2026-1793101806
Updated
2026-11-06
OSVROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2020-28168 No score

CVE-2020-28168 in @rootio/axios - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2020-28168 in the @rootio/axios package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2020-28168
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
axios
npm
 before 0.21.1
0.21.1
axios
TuxCare:npm
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 0.18.1-tuxcare.0 up to 0.18.1-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
0.18.1
0.18.1-tuxcare.1
axios
TuxCare:npm
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 0.15.3-tuxcare.0 up to 0.15.3-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
0.15.3
0.15.3-tuxcare.1
axios
TuxCare:npm
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
 0.19.2-tuxcare.0 up to 0.19.2-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
0.19.2
0.19.2-tuxcare.1
axios
TuxCare:npm
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 0.18.0-tuxcare.0 up to 0.18.0-tuxcare.2, plus listed versions
0.18.00.18.0-tuxcare.1
0.18.0-tuxcare.2
node-axios
Debian:12
 before 0.21.1+dfsg-1
0.21.1+dfsg-1
node-axios
Debian:13
 before 0.21.1+dfsg-1
0.21.1+dfsg-1
node-axios
Debian:14
 before 0.21.1+dfsg-1
0.21.1+dfsg-1
@rootio/axios
Root:npm
 before 0.21.1-root.io.1
0.21.1-root.io.10.21.1-root.io.20.21.1-root.io.30.21.1-root.io.40.21.1-root.io.5
axios
Root:npm
 before 0.21.1-aikido.1
0.21.1-aikido.10.21.1-aikido.20.21.1-aikido.30.21.1-aikido.40.21.1-aikido.5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
node-axios
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.19.0+dfsg-20.19.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
node-axios
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.21.1+dfsg-10.23.0+dfsg-20.24.0+dfsg-10.25.0+dfsg-20.26.0+dfsg-10.26.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
node-axios
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.1+dfsg-11.5.1+dfsg-11.6.2+dfsg-11.6.8+dfsg-21.6.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
node-axios
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.7.9+dfsg-11.8.4+dfsg-11.11.0+dfsg-1
 None known
node-axios
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.13.2+dfsg-1build11.16.0-11.18.0-11.19.0-1
 None known
node-axios
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.11.0+dfsg-11.12.1+dfsg-11.13.2+dfsg-1build11.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affectedOSV
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2020-28168 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Axios, published November 6, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.36%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in axios 0.21.1.

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