Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, an attacker who can influence the target URL of an Axios request can use any address in the 127.0.0.0/8 range (other than 127.0.0.1) to completely bypass the NO_PROXY protection. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete for CVE-2025-62718, This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1.

ubuntu_linux USN-8638-1: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / Ubuntu 26.04 LTS : Axios vulnerabilities (USN-8638-1)

The version of IBM Cognos Analytics installed on the remote host is 12.0.4 prior to 12.0.4 FP3, or 12.1.x prior to 12.1.3 FP2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the IBM Security Bulletin No.
7287209:

  - NLTK versions 3.9.2 and prior are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to improper input     validation in the StanfordSegmenter module. The module dynamically loads external Java .jar files     without verification or sandboxing. An attacker can supply or replace the JAR file, enabling the     execution of arbitrary Java bytecode at import time. (CVE-2026-0848)

  - The lodash fix for CVE-2021-23337 added validation for the variable option in _.template but did not     apply the same validation to options.imports key names. Both paths flow into the same Function()     constructor sink. When an application passes untrusted input as options.imports key names, an attacker     can inject default-parameter expressions that execute arbitrary code at template compilation time.
    (CVE-2026-4800)

  - cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers.
    From 45.0.0 to before 46.0.7, if a non-contiguous buffer was passed to APIs which accepted Python     buffers (e.g. Hash.update()), this could lead to buffer overflows. (CVE-2026-39892)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of the axios Node.js module installed on the remote host is prior to 1.15.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - Prototype pollution gadgets in axios allow response tampering, data exfiltration, and request hijacking.
    (CVE-2026-42033)

  - Axios' HTTP adapter-streamed uploads bypass maxBodyLength when maxRedirects is set to 0. (CVE-2026-42034)

  - Header injection via prototype pollution in axios. (CVE-2026-42035)

  - Axios HTTP adapter streamed responses bypass maxContentLength. (CVE-2026-42036)

  - Axios no_proxy bypass via IP alias allows SSRF. (CVE-2026-42038)

  - Unbounded recursion in toFormData causes denial of service via deeply nested request data. (CVE-2026-42039)

  - Incomplete fix for CVE-2025-62718 - NO_PROXY protection bypassed via RFC 1122 loopback subnet (127.0.0.0/8)     in axios 1.15.0. (CVE-2026-42043)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, an attacker
    who can influence the target URL of an Axios request can use any address in the 127.0.0.0/8 range (other
    than 127.0.0.1) to completely bypass the NO_PROXY protection. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete
    for CVE-2025-62718, This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1. (CVE-2026-42043)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, an attacker     who can influence the target URL of an Axios request can use any address in the 127.0.0.0/8 range (other     than 127.0.0.1) to completely bypass the NO_PROXY protection. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete     for CVE-2025-62718, This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.1 and 0.31.1. (CVE-2026-42043)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
347960	IBM Cognos Analytics 12.0.4 < 12.0.4 FP3 / 12.1.x < 12.1.3 FP2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (7287209)	Nessus	CGI abuses	Remote	high
313224	Node.js Module axios < 1.15.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
441071	SCA: security update for axios (GHSA-pmwg-cvhr-8vh7)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	critical
441071	SCA: security update for axios (GHSA-pmwg-cvhr-8vh7)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	critical
310478	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-42043	Nessus	Misc.	Local	critical

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