validator

13.15.35 · 2 Apr 2026MIT35M / weekRepository npm Atom feed

Upgrading validator From 5.4.0 to 5.5.0

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1 release in betweenevery note read

Reading releases, release notes and advisories…

Other targets from 5.4.0Newest 5.x5.7.0 Clears its 3 advisories13.15.22 Latest13.15.35

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advisories fixed: 2
new: 2
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Security

3 advisories still affect 5.5.0

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

Upgrading to 13.15.22 clears them.

Release by release

5.5.0
21 Jul 20162 new · 2 fixes
- new
  Added an Algerian locale to isMobilePhone()
- new
  Added a Polish locale to isMobilePhone()
- fixed
  Fixed a regex denial of service in trim() and rtrim()
- fixed
  Fixed the Hungarian locale in isAlpha() and isAlphanumeric()

Upgrade to 5.5.0

npm install validator@5.5.0

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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.
3 advisories still affect 5.5.0.