CVE-2024-21528 (GCVE-0-2024-21528)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-10 05:00 – Updated: 2024-11-12 19:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
All versions of the package node-gettext are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the addTranslations() function in gettext.js due to improper user input sanitization.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-10 13:39 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1321 - Prototype Pollution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | node-gettext |
Affected:
0 , < *
(semver)
|
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