CVE-2020-28168 (Medium) detected in axios-0.18.0.tgz

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CVE-2020-28168 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - axios-0.18.0.tgz

Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.18.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/axios/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• speech-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • google-gax-0.14.5.tgz
    • google-auto-auth-0.9.6.tgz
      • gcp-metadata-0.6.2.tgz
        • :x: axios-0.18.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2020-11-06

URL: CVE-2020-28168

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2020-11-06

Fix Resolution (axios): 0.21.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@google-cloud/speech): 2.3.0

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