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Security checkMarch 22, 2024

Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

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Medium severitynpmtranslate

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Description

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.

Recommendation

Update the translate package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 3.0.0
  • Patched version(s): 3.0.0

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