Medium

Zod jsVideoUrlParser vulnerable to ReDoS in util.js

Disclosed: 10.04.2026
Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A weakness has been identified in Zod jsVideoUrlParser up to 0.5.1. The impacted element is the function getTime in the library lib/util.js. This manipulation of the argument timestamp causes inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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Platform	Package	Vulnerable versions	Fixed in
npm package	js-video-url-parser	<= 0.5.1	no fix

References

CVSS score 5.3/10

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
Platform: npm
Package: js-video-url-parser
Disclosed: 10.04.2026
Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8fgx-wgvr-pcx8 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: js-video-url-parser

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