joi-17.13.3.tgz: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 5.3)

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Vulnerable Library - joi-17.13.3.tgz

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/joi/-/joi-17.13.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /backend/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /backend/node_modules/joi/package.json

Found in HEAD commit: 0f1cc4f79fdab9e4d90aa9caf963ea2e271c0183

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (joi version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2026-48038	Medium	5.3	joi-17.13.3.tgz	Direct	joi - 18.2.1	❌

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2026-48038

Vulnerable Library - joi-17.13.3.tgz

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/joi/-/joi-17.13.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /backend/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /backend/node_modules/joi/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ joi-17.13.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 0f1cc4f79fdab9e4d90aa9caf963ea2e271c0183

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Impact Denial of service via untrapped exception in services validating user-supplied JSON / object input with recursive link schemas. The blast radius depends on how the application invokes joi: - Highest impact: "validate()" called without "try/catch" in a request handler would cause an unhandled exception, potentially crashing the process. - Lower impact: "validateAsync()" or "validate()" inside a "try/catch", the validation fails, but the error type is "RangeError" rather than a structured "ValidationError", complicating error handling. Patches Upgrade to version >= 18.2.1. Workarounds Try/catch the validation to avoid uncaught exceptions. Resources - Pull request: hapijs/joi#⁠3113

Publish Date: 2026-06-11

URL: CVE-2026-48038

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-q7cg-457f-vx79

Release Date: 2026-06-11

Fix Resolution: joi - 18.2.1

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