Is validator 12.0 vulnerable?

npm · 1 release from 12.0.0 to 12.0.0 · latest validator is 13.15.35 · checked 2 Nov 2026

Yes: 4 known advisories

Yes. validator 12.0.0, the last 12.0 release, is affected by 4 known security advisories (1 high, 3 medium), including CVE-2025-12758, CVE-2025-56200, CVE-2021-3765. Upgrade to 13.15.22 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install validator@13.15.22

Is your project affected?

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Advisories affecting validator 12.0.0

  • HighCVE-2025-12758GHSA-vghf-hv5q-vc2g27 Nov 2025

    Validator is Vulnerable to Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements

    Affected
    <13.15.22
    Fixed in
    13.15.22
  • MediumCVE-2025-56200GHSA-9965-vmph-33xx30 Sept 2025

    validator.js has a URL validation bypass vulnerability in its isURL function

    Affected
    <13.15.20
    Fixed in
    13.15.20
  • MediumGHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x619 Nov 2021

    Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in Validator.js

    Affected
    >=11.1.0 <13.7.0
    Fixed in
    13.7.0
  • MediumCVE-2021-3765GHSA-qgmg-gppg-76g53 Nov 2021

    Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in validator.js

    Affected
    <13.7.0
    Fixed in
    13.7.0

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Other validator versions

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