Axios: HTTP adapter streamed responses bypass maxContentLength
### Summary When responseType: 'stream' is used, Axios returns the response stream without enforcing maxContentLength. This bypasses configured response-size limits and allows unbounded downstream consumption. ### Details In lib/adapters/http.js: - 786-789: for responseType === 'stream', Axios immediately settles with the stream. - 797-810: maxContentLength enforcement exists only in the non-stream buffering branch. So callers may set maxContentLength and still receive/read arbitrarily large streamed responses. ### PoC Environment: - Axios main at commit f7a4ee2 - Node v24.2.0 Steps: 1. Start an HTTP server that returns a 2 MiB response body. 2. Call Axios with: - adapter: 'http' - responseType: 'stream' - maxContentLength: 1024 3. Read the returned stream fully. Observed: - Success; full 2097152 bytes readable. Control check: - Same endpoint with responseType: 'text' and same maxContentLength: rejected with maxContentLength size of 1024 exceeded. ### Impact Type: DoS / unbounded response processing. Impacted: Node.js applications relying on maxContentLength as a safety boundary while using streamed Axios responses.
beschreibt (1)
Zugehörige CVEs.
| ID | Schweregrad | ausnutzbar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42036US | — | — | ||
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.1 and 0.31.1, when responseType: 'stream' is used, Axios returns the response stream without enforci… | ||||
Referenzen
Externe Belege — Patches, Meldungen, Analysen.
Advisories wie diese benennen die exponierten Produkte, die Angreifer auf Ihrer Angriffsfläche ins Visier nehmen. Sehen Sie mit einem kostenlosen Passiv-Scan, was exponiert ist.
Kostenloser Scan