Advisories for Npm/Serialize-Javascript package

2025

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in serialize-javascript

A flaw was found in npm-serialize-javascript. The vulnerability occurs because the serialize-javascript module does not properly sanitize certain inputs, such as regex or other JavaScript object types, allowing an attacker to inject malicious code. This code could be executed when deserialized by a web browser, causing Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This issue is critical in environments where serialized data is sent to web clients, potentially compromising the security of the …

2020
2019

Cross-site Scripting

The serialize-javascript npm package is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). It does not properly mitigate against unsafe characters in serialized regular expressions. If serialized data of regular expression objects are used in an environment other than Node.js, it is affected by this vulnerability.