Security Trust Report: axios

[email protected]: 64/100 | Grade: C+ | Tier: STANDARD (confidence: ±3)

Scanned on 2026-04-03 from 8 security databases. View package on npm →

TL;DR

• 1 vulnerability found (1 critical, 0 high)
• Consider switching to got (No known breaches, better error handling)
• Pin your version and monitor for changes

⚠️ Security Incident Background

CVE-2023-45857: CSRF token theft via cookie exposure. CVE-2024-28849: SSRF vulnerability via follow-redirects dependency allowing proxy-authorization header leak. The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted axios in typosquatting campaigns.

Score Breakdown

Maintainer Trust:  ████████████████░░░░ 80/100
Package Health:    ██████████████████░░ 89/100
Supply Chain:      █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 26/100
Community:         ██████████░░░░░░░░░░ 48/100

Why this score?

• Supply Chain is 26 because: 1 known CVEs, in breach database, risky dependencies
• Community is 48 because: no public GitHub repo linked (may be private or on another platform)

Vulnerabilities (1 vulnerability)

| Severity | Count | |----------|-------| | 🔴 Critical | 1 |

• CVE-2023-45857
• CVE-2024-28849

Key Risk Flags

• 🔴 CRITICAL: RECENT-ISH BREACH: CSRF token theft CVE-2023-45857, SSRF via follow-redirects dependency CVE-2024-28849 (2023-2024) (evidence)
• 🔴 CRITICAL: 1 CRITICAL vulnerability from live CVE databases
• 🟠 HIGH: 1 direct dependencies have known security issues

🛠️ What Should You Do?

Immediate:

• Upgrade to the latest version (npm update axios)
• Or replace with got

Always: Pin version, run pkgtrust scan in CI, monitor at nrupak.com/trust/axios

🔄 Safer Alternatives

| Package | Why | npm | Trust Score | |---------|-----|-----|-------------| | got | No known breaches, better error handling | npm | View score | | node-fetch | Lightweight, fewer dependencies | npm | View score | | undici | Node.js built-in HTTP client (Node 18+) | npm | View score |

Maintainers (1)

• jasonsaayman ✅ 2FA (org email) — Trust profile

Methodology: 18+ signals across 4 categories (Maintainer 35%, Package 25%, Supply Chain 25%, Community 15%). Full scoring docs →

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This is an automated security report. Not affiliated with the axios team. Updated 2026-04-03.