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MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45857

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • axiosnpmfrom 0.8.1 · fixed in 0.28.0

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-45857 Red Hat Product Security71 products fixed · 13 known affected

    axios: exposure of confidential data stored in cookies

    axios.src as a component of Cryostat 2 · openshift-pipelines/pipelines-hub-ui-rhel8 as a component of OpenShift Pipelines · axios.src as a component of OpenShift Serverless

  • RHSA-2025:2876 Red Hat Product Security48 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: ACS 4.7 enhancement and security update

  • ICSA-24-277-02 CISA1 known affected

    Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center

    Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center: <=PSC_2020_v5.21.x

  • RHSA-2024:5314 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.13.10 Images security update

  • RHSA-2024:4455 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.16.0 Images security update

  • RHSA-2024:4269 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.12.12 Images security update

7 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

An issue discovered in Axios 1.5.1 inadvertently reveals the confidential XSRF-TOKEN stored in cookies by including it in the HTTP header X-XSRF-TOKEN for every request made to any host allowing attackers to view sensitive information.

Technical details

Published
2023-11-08

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45857?

An issue discovered in Axios 1.5.1 inadvertently reveals the confidential XSRF-TOKEN stored in cookies by including it in the HTTP header X-XSRF-TOKEN for every request made to any host allowing attackers to view sensitive information.

Is CVE-2023-45857 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-45857 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-45857?

CVE-2023-45857 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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