i18next-http-backend 4.0.2 contains an incomplete fix in interpolateUrl() that allows attackers to redirect translation requests by supplying an ns value starting with a slash. Attackers controlling the namespace value can form a protocol-relative URL in loadPath or addPath templates to load attacker-hosted translations, enabling UI content injection and cross-site scripting.
Weakness
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
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References
- https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/commit/042c3d4e4e9d73b2ae3aa76b22cb45d48f1e35b7
- https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/security/advisories/GHSA-9jhj-wvmw-cfx5
- https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/security/advisories/GHSA-xvq9-wjp8-hwqf
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/i18next-http-backend-4.0.2-protocol-relative-url-injection-via-namespace-in-interpolateurl
- https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/security/advisories/GHSA-9jhj-wvmw-cfx5