validator

13.15.35 · 2 Apr 2026MIT35M / weekRepository npm Atom feed

Upgrading validator From 12.2.0 to 13.0.0

Same major only

1 release in betweenevery note read

Reading releases, release notes and advisories…

Other targets from 12.2.0Clears its 4 advisories13.15.22 Latest13.15.35

The note of 13.0.0 lists no breaking change or deprecation, which is rare for a major.

12.2.0yours
13.0.0target

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changes to make: 0
advisories fixed: 10
new: 0
fixes

Security

4 advisories still affect 13.0.0

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

13.0.0
20 Mar 202010 new
- new
  Added isEthereumAddress() validator to validate Ethereum addresses
- new
  Added isBtcAddress() validator to validate Bitcoin addresses
- new
  Added isIBAN() validator to validate International Bank Account Numbers
- new
  Added isEAN() validator to validate International Article Numbers

2 other lines we could not sort, mostly version bumps

Improved the isIP() validator
13.0.0
Improved the isMACAddress() validator
13.0.0

Upgrade to 13.0.0

npm install validator@13.0.0

What 13.0.0 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 13.0.0.