CVE-2026-42042 (GCVE-0-2026-42042)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-24 18:03 – Updated: 2026-04-24 18:03
VLAI?
Title
Axios: XSRF Token Cross-Origin Leakage via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `withXSRFToken` Boolean Coercion
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Nomenclature
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