CVE-2023-45857

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

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.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 36.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 8, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/axios/axios/issues/6006
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/6006
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-45857(3)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(11)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-rhel8:4.7.0-4	2025-03-17	redhat
redhat	container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin-rhel9:v4.13.10-387	2024-08-13	redhat
redhat	container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin-rhel9:v4.16.0-4001	2024-07-10	redhat
redhat	container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin:v4.12.12-7	2024-07-02	redhat
redhat	mta/mta-windup-addon-rhel9:6.2.3-2	2024-06-20	redhat
redhat	axios	2024-06-13	redhat
redhat	container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin-rhel9:v4.14.6-195	2024-05-29	redhat
redhat	mta/mta-ui-rhel9:7.0.3-13	2024-05-23	redhat
redhat	container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin-rhel9:v4.15.2-383	2024-05-23	redhat
redhat	rhmtc/openshift-migration-ui-rhel8:v1.8.3-4	2024-04-18	redhat
redhat	automation-controller-0:4.5.5-2.el9ap	2024-04-02	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
axios	—	0.28.0	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Additional Vendor Advisories

(8)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-24 14:16 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 14:16 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-45857?

CVE-2023-45857 is a medium vulnerability published on November 8, 2023. 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.

When was CVE-2023-45857 disclosed?

CVE-2023-45857 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 8, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-45857 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-45857 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 36.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

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

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

How do I remediate CVE-2023-45857?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-45857, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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Weakness Classification(1)

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Frequently asked(5)

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