CVE-2026-42353 PUBLISHED

Path traversal / SSRF in i18next-http-middleware via user-controlled language and namespace parameters

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 26.04.2026 Published: 08.05.2026 Updated: 08.05.2026

i18next-http-middleware is a middleware to be used with Node.js web frameworks like express or Fastify and also for Deno. Prior to version 3.9.3, i18next-http-middleware passes the user-controlled lng and ns values from getResourcesHandler directly into i18next.services.backendConnector.load(languages, namespaces, …) without any sanitization. Depending on which backend is configured, the unvalidated path segments enable either path traversal or SSRF. This issue has been patched in version 3.9.3.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 8.2

Product Status

Vendor i18next
Product i18next-http-middleware
Versions
  • Version < 3.9.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE
  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CWE