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Fencer Vulns
high 8.3

CVE-2026-55451 json

gettext-converter: Prototype pollution in js2i18next() via crafted translation keys

published 2026-08-20 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-30 39 d ago also GHSA-f4jp-rw7w-ccwg , EUVD-2026-77634

cvss
8.3
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

gettext-converter provides gettext resource conversion utilities for JavaScript. Prior to 1.3.3, js2i18next() in lib/js2i18next.js splits nested translation keys using options.keyseparator, whose default value consists of two number signs, and uses each segment as a dynamic object key without rejecting __proto__, constructor, or prototype. When an application converts untrusted PO or i18next translation data, a __proto__ segment resolves Object.prototype as the nested write target and Object.assign writes attacker-controlled translated properties onto the process-wide prototype. The resulting prototype pollution can cause denial of service and may enable application-dependent follow-on attacks. This issue is fixed in version 1.3.3.

Patch / fix

  • npm gettext-converter 1.3.3

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-55451 updated cvss 8.2

gettext-converter: gettext-converter: Denial of Service via Prototype Pollution

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift4/ose-console-rhel9 Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4 odf4/odf-console-rhel9, odf4/ocs-client-console-rhel9, rhceph-dev/odf4-odf-console-rhel9, odf4/odf-multicluster-console-rhel9, rhceph-dev/odf4-ocs-client-console-rhel9, rhceph-dev/odf4-odf-multicluster-console-rhel9
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines openshift-pipelines/pipelines-console-plugin-rhel8, openshift-pipelines/pipelines-console-plugin-rhel9, openshift-pipelines/pipelines-console-plugin-pf5-rhel9 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift4/ose-console
    not affected: vulnerable code not present
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift5/ose-console-rhel9
    not affected: vulnerable code not in execute path

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
55 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/locize/gettext-converter/issues/15 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 4.0 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm gettext-converter
<1.3.3
1.3.3

Affected products

  • locize gettext-converter

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes

References

Sources

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