What is GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6?

GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in Validator.js

Why does GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6 have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6?

GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6?

GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6 affects 1 product, including: npm/validator:\u003e= 11.1.0, \u003c 13.7.0.

GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6MediumCVSS 5.3Disclosed before NVD

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in Validator.js

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 19, 2021

Last Modified

January 11, 2023

📋 Description

Impact

Versions of validator prior to 13.7.0 are affected by an inefficient Regular Expression complexity when using the rtrim and trim sanitizers.

Patches

The problem has been patched in validator 13.7.0

🎯 Affected products1

npm/validator:>= 11.1.0, < 13.7.0

🔗 References (6)

https://github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/security/advisories/GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3765
https://github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/issues/1599
https://github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/pull/1738
https://huntr.dev/bounties/c37e975c-21a3-4c5f-9b57-04d63b28cfc9/
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6