High severity7.2OSV Advisory· Published Aug 16, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-43370

Description

gettext.js is a GNU gettext port for node and the browser. There is a cross-site scripting (XSS) injection if .po dictionary definition files are corrupted. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.0.3. As a workaround, control the origin of the definition catalog to prevent the use of this flaw in the definition of plural forms.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
gettext.jsnpm	< 2.0.3	2.0.3

Affected products

Guillaumepotier/Gettext.jsOSV
Range: 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.2.0, …
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/gettext.js
Range: < 2.0.3

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-vwhg-jwr4-vxggghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43370ghsaADVISORY
github.com/guillaumepotier/gettext.js/commit/8150aeba833183e14c2291a8a148b8f79d1d68d8nvdWEB
github.com/guillaumepotier/gettext.js/security/advisories/GHSA-vwhg-jwr4-vxggnvdWEB

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