Moderate severity vulnerability that affects validator

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2013-7452 · GHSA-rh6c-q938-3r9q · Published 23/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2013-7452 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability affecting node.js (nodejs), validator.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.0%, higher than 81.1% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.1.0 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
node.js nodejs	`≤ 1.0.4`	No fix yet
validator npm	`< 1.1.0`	`1.1.0`

The validator module before 1.1.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site scripting (XSS) filter via a crafted javascript URI.

NVD description

The validator module before 1.1.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site scripting (XSS) filter via a crafted javascript URI.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

≤ 1.0.4

No fix yet

npm

< 1.1.0

1.1.0

Description

The validator module before 1.1.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site scripting (XSS) filter via a crafted javascript URI.

NVD description

The validator module before 1.1.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site scripting (XSS) filter via a crafted javascript URI.

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