What is CVE-2024-39338?

CVE-2024-39338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Axios, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-39338?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-39338 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SSRF in Axios

CVE-2024-39338

axios 1.7.2 allows SSRF via unexpected behavior where requests for path relative URLs get processed as protocol relative URLs.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

Published 2024-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Axios

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/axios/axios/releases (Release Notes)
jeffhacks.com/advisories/2024/06/24/CVE-2024-39338.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39338?: CVE-2024-39338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Axios, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-39338?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-39338 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.