Validate.js provides a declarative way of validating javascript objects. Versions 0.13.1 and prior contain one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). As of time of publication, no known patches are available.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00207.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Ansman
  • Validate.js
Validatejs
  • Validate.js

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:validatejs:validate.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3136 Validate.js provides a declarative way of validating javascript objects. Versions 0.13.1 and prior contain one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). As of time of publication, no known patches are available.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rv73-9c8w-jp4c validate.js Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://github.com/ansman/validate.js/issues/342 cve-icon cve-icon
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-302-redos-validate.js/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Validatejs
Validatejs validate.js
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:validatejs:validate.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Validatejs
Validatejs validate.js
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00313}

 epss

{'score': 0.00246}

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ansman
Ansman validate.js
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ansman:validate.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ansman
Ansman validate.js
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Validate.js provides a declarative way of validating javascript objects. Versions 0.13.1 and prior contain one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). As of time of publication, no known patches are available.
Title GHSL-2020-302: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in validate.js
Weaknesses CWE-1333
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Green'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-28T14:45:43.110Z

Reserved: 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-26308

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-28T14:45:39.227Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-10-26T21:15:14.087

Modified: 2025-09-23T02:05:59.623

Link: CVE-2020-26308

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