validator

13.15.35 · 2 Apr 2026MIT35M / weekRepository npm Atom feed

Upgrading validator From 11.1.0 to 12.0.0

Same major only

1 release in betweenevery note read

Reading releases, release notes and advisories…

Other targets from 11.1.0Clears its 4 advisories13.15.22 Latest13.15.35

The note of 12.0.0 lists no breaking change or deprecation, which is rare for a major.

11.1.0yours
12.0.0target

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changes to make: 0
advisories fixed: 7
new: 0
fixes

Security

4 advisories still affect 12.0.0

validator.js has a URL validation bypass vulnerability in its isURL functionmoderate · GHSA-9965-vmph-33xx
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in validator.jsmoderate · GHSA-qgmg-gppg-76g5
Validator is Vulnerable to Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elementshigh · GHSA-vghf-hv5q-vc2g
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in Validator.jsmoderate · GHSA-xx4c-jj58-r7x6

Upgrading to 13.15.22 clears them.

Release by release

12.0.0
27 Oct 20197 new
- new
  Added isOctal() validator
- new
  Added isSlug() validator
- new
  Added isBIC() validator for bank identification codes
- new
  Allow uppercase chars in isHash()
- new
  Allow additional prefixes in isHexadecimal()
- new
  Allow additional separators in isMACAddress()
- new
  New and improved locales (#1059, #1060, #1069, #1073, #1082, #1092, #1121, #1125, #1132, #1152, #1165, #1166, #1174)

2 other lines we could not sort, mostly version bumps

Better defaults for isLength()
12.0.0
Bug fixes
12.0.0

Upgrade to 12.0.0

npm install validator@12.0.0

What 12.0.0 needs

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After upgrading

Run the type checker, the linter and the tests.
Build, and look for new deprecation warnings.
Update peer dependencies the new version asks for.
4 advisories still affect 12.0.0.