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GHSA-38gx-cfqf-f652

## Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-xj6q-8x83-jv6g. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ## Original Description axios versions >=1.15.2 and <1.18.0 contain prototype-pollution read-side gadgets in Basic auth subfield handling (lib/adapters/http.js and lib/helpers/resolveConfig.js). When an application is already affected by a separate prototype-pollution primitive and makes an axios request with an own auth object that omits the username and/or password properties, axios reads the inherited Object.prototype.username and Object.prototype.password values and uses them to construct an outbound 'Authorization: Basic ...' header. axios itself does not pollute prototypes. The practical impact is outbound request tampering: an attacker who controls the polluted prototype values can inject attacker-chosen Basic auth credentials or replace an existing Authorization header. Credential disclosure is only possible under additional application-specific conditions.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-38gx-cfqf-f652
severity
medium
summary
Duplicate Advisory: Axios: Prototype pollution auth subfields can inject Basic auth
cve_id
GHSA-38gx-cfqf-f652
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-08-01T15:30:27Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-38gx-cfqf-f652
ghsa_updated
2026-08-07T17:51:36Z

Related Entities (4)

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/axios

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]npm/axios

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