Is xml2js 0.4 vulnerable?

npm · 23 releases from 0.4.0 to 0.4.23 · latest xml2js is 0.6.2 · checked 2 Nov 2026

Yes: 1 known advisory

Yes. xml2js 0.4.23, the last 0.4 release, is affected by 1 known security advisory (1 medium), including CVE-2023-0842. Upgrade to 0.5.0 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install xml2js@0.5.0

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Advisories affecting xml2js 0.4.23

  • MediumCVE-2023-0842GHSA-776f-qx25-q3cc5 Apr 2023

    xml2js is vulnerable to prototype pollution

    Affected
    <0.5.0
    Fixed in
    0.5.0

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