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.
Fix
Public exploits 1
- open-flaw/CVE-2025-12758 PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/pull/2616 Issue Tracking, Patch
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.7 · validator_projectNVD modified 2026-10-19 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:validator_project:validator:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
References 6
- https://gist.github.com/koral--/ad31208b25b9e3d1e2e35f1d4d72572e Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/pull/2616 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-14152011
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VALIDATOR-13653476 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jan/27
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VALIDATOR-13653476 Exploit, Third Party Advisory