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Security checkJanuary 09, 2023

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects validator - validator

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Medium severitynpmvalidator

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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.

Recommendation

Update the validator package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 1.1.0
  • Patched version(s): 1.1.0

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