CVE-2020-28168: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

November 6, 2020 (updated January 28, 2021)

Axios NPM package 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.

References

github.com/axios/axios/issues/3369
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28168

Code Behaviors & Features

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