Vulnerability · Published Mar 22, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-29042Translate Cache Poisoning Vulnerability
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation in translate from franciscop. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Translate is a package that allows users to convert text to different languages on Node.js and the browser. Prior to version 3.0.0, an attacker controlling the second variable of the `translate` function is able to perform a cache poisoning attack. They can change the outcome of translation requests made by subsequent users. The `opt.id` parameter allows the overwriting of the cache key. If an attacker sets the `id` variable to the cache key that would be generated by another user, they can choose the response that user gets served. Version 3.0.0 fixes this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | translate | 3.0.0 | GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| franciscop | translate | < 3.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/franciscop/translate/security/advisories/GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/franciscop/translate/commit/7a2bf8b9f05f7c45c09683973ef4d8e995804aa4 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/franciscop/translate/commit/cc1ba03078102f83e0503a96f1a081489bb865d3 x_refsource_MISC