GHSA-mmx7-hfxf-jppx: Axios: Prototype pollution gadgets can alter axios request construction
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axios is vulnerable to read-side prototype-pollution gadgets when Object.prototype has already been polluted by another vulnerability or dependency. The most broadly reachable issue is in the bodyless method aliases: axios.get(), axios.delete(), axios.head(), and axios.options() read inherited data before config normalization, causing attacker-controlled body data to be sent on requests that did not explicitly set a body.
Additional low-level paths affect consumers that call exported adapters/helpers directly with plain config objects. In those cases, inherited proxy or paramsSerializer values can influence request routing or URL serialization. These low-level paths are not reproduced through normal axios.get() usage on 1.15.2+.
Three prototype pollution read-side gadgets in axios bypass the own() hasOwnProp guard pattern, allowing a polluted Object.prototype to hijack outbound requests.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mmx7-hfxf-jppx
- github.com/axios/axios/commit/1417285c69344bbcc6420a021f67dee0c6fedb2d
- github.com/axios/axios/commit/32fc489632377d214db55bfa4e2c48486a7d7ce2
- github.com/axios/axios/pull/11000
- github.com/axios/axios/pull/11001
- github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v0.33.0
- github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.18.0
- github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-mmx7-hfxf-jppx
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67316
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68944
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/axios-before-prototype-pollution-via-bodyless-methods
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