CVE-2026-41691

NameCVE-2026-41691
DescriptionCopilot 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).
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Debian Bugs1150648

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
node-i18next-http-backend (PTS)bookworm2.1.1-1vulnerable
forky, sid, trixie2.4.1+ds-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
node-i18next-http-backendsource(unstable)(unfixed)1150648

Notes

https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/security/advisories/GHSA-q89c-q3h5-w34g
Fixed by: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/commit/4cee84f229c637b9c182366d3156f726d407a621 (v3.0.5)
When fixing this issue make sure to make the fix complete and not open up CVE-2026-105800

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