GHSA-9965-vmph-33xxMediumCVSS 6.1

validator.js has a URL validation bypass vulnerability in its isURL function

Published
September 30, 2025
Last Modified
October 27, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

A URL validation bypass vulnerability exists in validator.js prior to version 13.15.20. The isURL() function uses '://' as a delimiter to parse protocols, while browsers use ':' as the delimiter. This parsing difference allows attackers to bypass protocol and domain validation by crafting URLs leading to XSS and Open Redirect attacks.

🎯 Affected products1

  • npm/validator:< 13.15.20

🔗 References (10)