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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-41886 EUVD-2026-28796GHSA-w937-fg2h-xhq2

locize Client SDK: Cross-origin DOM XSS & Handler Hijack Through Missing e.origin Validation in InContext Editor

Published May 8, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

locize is a localization platform that connects code and i18n setup. Prior to version 4.0.21, the locize client SDK registers a window.addEventListener("message", …) handler that dispatches to registered internal handlers (editKey, commitKey, commitKeys, isLocizeEnabled, requestInitialize, …) without validating event.origin. The pre-patch listener in src/api/postMessage.js gates dispatch on event.data.sender === "i18next-editor-frame" — that value sits inside the attacker-controlled message payload, not the browser-enforced origin. Any web page that could embed or be embedded by a locize-enabled host — an iframe on a third-party page, a window.open-ed victim, a parent frame reaching down — could send a crafted postMessage and trigger the internal handlers. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.21.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
locize locize < 4.0.21 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm locize < 4.0.21 4.0.21 GHSA-w937-fg2h-xhq2

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