Description
Versions of i18next-http-backend 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.
Recommendation
Update the i18next-http-backend package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:
- Affected version(s): < 3.0.5
- Patched version(s): 3.0.5
References
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