# CVE-2026-105800: i18next-http-backend incomplete URL validation permits SSRF

- Also known as: GHSA-XVQ9-WJP8-HWQF
- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.2
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-06

## Affected

- i18next i18next-http-backend: fixed in 4.0.2
- i18next-http-backend (npm): fixed in 4.0.2

## Description

i18next-http-backend is a backend layer for i18next that loads translation resources in Node.js, browsers, and Deno. Prior to 4.0.2, attacker-controlled language or namespace values interpolated into a custom loadPath or addPath that begins directly with {{lng}} or {{ns}} can make colon-based input become an absolute URL or, in browsers, make a double-slash namespace become a protocol-relative URL. The resulting request can leave the intended origin and cause URL injection or server-side request forgery. The default /locales/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json template and templates with a leading path or origin are not affected because the placeholder does not occupy the URL's structural beginning. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on i18next i18next-http-backend, i18next-http-backend, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/security/advisories/GHSA-xvq9-wjp8-hwqf
- https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/commit/07e028862b25d0b9251bf3cafb92be2d35285f85
- https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend/releases/tag/v4.0.2

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