CVE-2024-29042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Translate is a package that allows users to convert text to different languages on Node.js and the browser. Prior to version 3.0.0, 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. The `opt.id` parameter allows the overwriting of the cache key. If an attacker sets the `id` variable to the cache key that would be generated by another user, they can choose the response that user gets served. Version 3.0.0 fixes this issue.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Francisco	Translate
Franciscop	Translate

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:francisco:translate:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/franciscop/translate/commit/7a2bf8b9f05f7c45c09683973ef4d8e995804aa4
https://github.com/franciscop/translate/commit/cc1ba03078102f83e0503a96f1a081489bb865d3
https://github.com/franciscop/translate/security/advisories/GHSA-882j-4vj5-7vmj

History

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Francisco Francisco translate
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:francisco:translate::::::node.js::*
Vendors & Products		Francisco Francisco translate

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-03-22T16:46:21.456Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T01:03:51.704Z

Reserved: 2024-03-14T16:59:47.614Z

Link: CVE-2024-29042

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:50:27.695Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-22T17:15:07.990

Modified: 2025-12-05T20:05:22.223

Link: CVE-2024-29042

Redhat

No data.

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