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TI-2026-30208 Aliases CVE-2026-41691GHSA-q89c-q3h5-w34g

i18next-http-backend has Path Traversal & URL Injection via Unsanitised lng/ns

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Copilot said: i18nextify is a JavaScript library that adds i18nextify is a JavaScript library that adds website internationalization via a script tag, without source code changes. Versions prior to 3.0.5 interpolate the lng and ns values directly into the configured loadPath / addPath URL template without any encoding, validation, or path sanitisation. When an application exposes the language-code selection to user-controlled input (the default — i18next-browser-languagedetector reads ?lng= query params, cookies, localStorage, and request headers), an attacker can inject characters that change the structure of the outgoing request URL. This is a single URL-injection vulnerability. The attacker-controlled value is neutralised before it is used as part of an output URL string; the attack shape covers both path traversal and broader URL-structure injection — both are closed by the one interpolateUrl sanitisation fix. This issue has been fixed in version 3.0.5. If users cannot upgrade immediately, they can work around the issue by sanitising lng / ns before they reach i18next (strip .., /, \, ?, #, %, whitespace, and control characters; cap the length).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00313 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed i18next-http-backend (i18next): 3.0.5i18next-http-backend (npm): 3.0.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
i18nexti18next-http-backendbefore 3.0.53.0.5Patch availableCNA
—i18next-http-backend (npm)before 3.0.53.0.5Patch availableGHSA-q89c-q3h5-w34g
  • i18next-http-backend Vendori18next Affected before 3.0.5 Fixed in 3.0.5 Patch available CNA
  • i18next-http-backend (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.5 Fixed in 3.0.5 Patch available GHSA-q89c-q3h5-w34g

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:i18next:i18next-http-backend:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 3.0.5Vulnerablei18next
  • cpe:2.3:a:i18next:i18next-http-backend:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·i18next

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA i18next-http-backend (i18next) Fixed in 3.0.5
  • Fix · GHSA-q89c-q3h5-w34g i18next-http-backend (npm) Fixed in 3.0.5 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41691
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q89c-q3h5-w34g

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