GHSA-5w9c-rv96-fr7g
Removal of functional code in faker.js
GHSA-5w9c-rv96-fr7g is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in faker, published March 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- UnratedNo CVSS score yet
- Exploit chance
- UnscoredNo EPSS score yet
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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.
The functional code for this package was forked and can be found here.
Affected packages
What each source reports
GitHub AdvisoriesNo score
Removal of functional code in faker.js
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.
The functional code for this package was forked and can be found here.
- Record
GHSA-5w9c-rv96-fr7g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
Removal of functional code in faker.js
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.
The functional code for this package was forked and can be found here.
- Record
GHSA-5w9c-rv96-fr7g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.