Removal of functional code in faker.js
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
Faker.js helps users create large amounts of data for testing and development. The maintainer deliberately removed the functional code from this package. This appears to be a purposeful and successful attempt to make the package unusable. This is related to the colors.js [CVE-2021-23567](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gh88-3pxp-6fm8). The functional code for this package was forked and can be found [here](https://github.com/faker-js/faker).
Why it matters now
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | faker (npm) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5w9c-rv96-fr7g |
- faker (npm) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5w9c-rv96-fr7g
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-5w9c-rv96-fr7g
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285
- https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285%23issuecomment-1008212640
- https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/commit/074a0f8ed0c31c35d13d28632bd8a049ff136fb6#diff-92bbac9a308cd5fcf9db165841f2d90ce981baddcb2b1e26cfff170929af3bd1R18
- https://github.com/Marak/Faker.js
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/@faker-js/faker
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/faker
Sources
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