Prototype Pollution in Node-Gettext

CVE-2024-21528

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.

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-21528: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Node-Gettext — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21528?
CVE-2024-21528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Node-Gettext, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-21528?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-21528 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.