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bleach: vulnerability history, versions and safety

bleach is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for it across 9 releases, first recorded in Sep 2020. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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2 vulnerabilities recorded H1 M1
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on bleach 0.3.0 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 0.3.0 has 2 known vulnerabilities, and 2 have no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 49/100
  • Security Some issues to review
  • Maintenance Slowing
  • Popularity Niche
  • Community Inactive

The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 0.3.0 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 2 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 03 Sep 2020 i
  • Highest CVSS 5.3 i
  • With no published fix 2 i
  • Depended on by 2 packages i
  • Stars 122 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 1/10 i
  • Last release 148 months ago i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the npm registry, refreshed 22 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for bleach, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
0.3.0 11 Jun 2014 H1 M1 — No Details →
0.2.1 17 Nov 2011 H1 M1 — No Details →
0.2.0 17 Oct 2011 H1 M1 — No Details →
0.1.4 17 Oct 2011 H1 M1 — No Details →
0.1.3 16 Oct 2011 H1 M1 — No Details →
0.1.2 29 Sep 2011 H1 M1 — No Details →
0.1.1 27 Sep 2011 H1 M1 — No Details →
0.1.0 22 Sep 2011 H1 M1 — No Details →
0.0.0 22 Sep 2011 H1 M1 — No Details →

All 9 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2020 2

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 2 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for bleach

The 2 most severe of 2 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2014-8881: Regular Expression Denial of Service in bleach 5.3 medium No fix published 01 Sep 2020
Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in bleach N/A high No fix published 03 Sep 2020

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About bleach

Is bleach safe to use?

Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for bleach in npm: 0 critical, 1 high, 1 medium and 0 low. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

What is bleach's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores bleach 49/100, which reads as risky. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of bleach affected?

Yes. 0.3.0, the version you would install today, has 2 known vulnerabilities, and 2 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

Which version of bleach should I use?

0.3.0 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does bleach have?

2 vulnerabilities are recorded for bleach in the npm ecosystem: 0 critical, 1 high, 1 medium and 0 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new bleach vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for bleach in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 01 Sep 2020. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of bleach are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor bleach for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the bleach version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.