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CVE-2017-16008: hackerone i18next node module Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-f89g-whpf-6q9m
Published 04-06-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16008 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in hackerone i18next node module. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.85%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, reference

Timeline

  1. 04-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

i18next is a language translation framework. Because of how the interpolation is implemented, making replacements from the dictionary one at a time, untrusted user input can use the name of one of the dictionary keys to inject script into the browser. This affects i18next <=1.10.2.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.86% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    I18Next

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (nodesecurity.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Hackerone1 product
I18next1 product
Npm1 product
  • i18next< 1.10.3

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links