TI-2024-19224 Aliases CVE-2024-29042 GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj

Translate Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

MEDIUM 63CWE-20Published 2024-03-22 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0065 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed translate (franciscop): 3.0.0translate (npm): 3.0.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
franciscop	translate	before 3.0.0	3.0.0	Patch available	CNA
—	translate (npm)	before 3.0.0	3.0.0	Patch available	GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj

translate Vendorfranciscop Affected before 3.0.0 Fixed in 3.0.0 Patch available CNA
translate (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.0 Fixed in 3.0.0 Patch available GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:francisco:translate::::::node.js::*	before 3.0.0	Vulnerable	Francisco

cpe:2.3:a:francisco:translate:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Francisco

Remediation

Fix · CNA translate (franciscop) Fixed in 3.0.0
Fix · GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj translate (npm) Fixed in 3.0.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-29042
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj
2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/franciscop/translate/security/advisories/GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29042

Other 1

https://github.com/franciscop/translate

Sources

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