How severe is GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3?

GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10, rated HIGH. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3?

GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 affects the following packages: jquery-validation (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3?

Update jquery-validation to 1.19.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for jquery-validation. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3?

GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.6%, placing it in the 72th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3?

GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 is classified as CWE-1333 (CWE-1333). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 was published on July 5, 2022 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

📦 npm

GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3

HIGH

jquery-validation Regular Expression Denial of Service due to arbitrary input to url2 method

Also known asCVE-2022-31147

Published

Jul 5, 2022

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk72th percentile+1.25%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.

jquery-validationnpm

235Kdownloads / week

Description

Summary

Incomplete fix of CVE-2021-43306: An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the jquery-validation npm package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the url2 method.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`jquery-validation`	all versions	1.19.5

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for jquery-validation. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update jquery-validation to 1.19.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-ffmh-x56j-9rc3. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Summary Incomplete fix of CVE-2021-43306: An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the jquery-validation npm package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the url2 method.

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