Vulnerability identifier: #VU56963

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3749

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
axios
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: axios

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the isURLSearchParams function in utils.js. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

axios: 0.1.0 - 0.21.1

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External links
http://github.com/axios/axios/commit/5b457116e31db0e88fede6c428e969e87f290929
http://huntr.dev/bounties/1e8f07fc-c384-4ff9-8498-0690de2e8c31

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.