high7.5
CVE-2025-12758
Validator is Vulnerable to Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements
Impact
Versions of the package validator before 13.15.22 are vulnerable to Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements in the isLength() function that does not take into account Unicode variation selectors (\uFE0F, \uFE0E) appearing in a sequence which lead to improper string length calculation. This can lead to an application using isLength for input validation accepting strings significantly longer than intended, resulting in issues like data truncation in databases, buffer overflows in other system components, or denial-of-service.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | validator | < 13.15.22 | 13.15.22 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Validator Project | Validator | before 13.15.22 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://gist.github.com/koral--/ad31208b25b9e3d1e2e35f1d4d72572e
- https://github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/pull/2616
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-14152011
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VALIDATOR-13653476
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jan/27
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vghf-hv5q-vc2g
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12758
- https://github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/commit/d457ecaf55b0f3d8bd379d82757425d0d13dd382