CVE-2024-29042 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-29042: Translate Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

Vendor Franciscop
Product translate
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published March 22, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 22, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated