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CVE-2025-12758: Validator is Vulnerable to Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements

November 27, 2025 (updated December 2, 2025)

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.

References

  • gist.github.com/koral--/ad31208b25b9e3d1e2e35f1d4d72572e
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vghf-hv5q-vc2g
  • github.com/validatorjs/validator.js
  • github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/commit/d457ecaf55b0f3d8bd379d82757425d0d13dd382
  • github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/pull/2616
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12758
  • security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VALIDATOR-13653476

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Affected versions

All versions before 13.15.22

Fixed versions

  • 13.15.22

Solution

Upgrade to version 13.15.22 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-792: Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements

Source file

npm/validator/CVE-2025-12758.yml

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