Is json-pointer safe to use?

Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for json-pointer in npm: 1 critical, 0 high, 2 medium and 0 low. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

What is json-pointer's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores json-pointer 57/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. 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).

Is the latest version of json-pointer affected?

No. 0.6.2, the version you would install today, has no vulnerabilities on record against it. Earlier releases do — the version table above lists each release with what affects it.

Which version of json-pointer should I use?

0.6.2 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 json-pointer have?

3 vulnerabilities are recorded for json-pointer in the npm ecosystem: 1 critical, 0 high, 2 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 json-pointer vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for json-pointer in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 10 May 2021. 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 json-pointer 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 json-pointer for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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

Vulnerability Database · npm · Package report

json-pointer: vulnerability history, versions and safety

json-pointer is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for it across 12 releases, from May 2021 to Dec 2022. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

3 vulnerabilities recorded C1 M2

0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

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 json-pointer 0.6.2 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Good news: 0.6.2, the version you would install today, has no known vulnerabilities. Older releases do — the table below lists all 3.

Package health score 57/100

Security Some issues to review
Maintenance Slowing
Popularity Widely used
Community Inactive

What to do: Stay on 0.6.2 or newer. This can change: a vulnerability disclosed tomorrow can affect 0.6.2 too — Vulert watches the package and alerts you if that happens. Monitor it with Vulert →

Current release 0.6.2 — unaffected i
Vulnerabilities on record 3 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
Latest disclosure 26 Dec 2022 i
Highest CVSS 9.8 i
With no published fix 0 i
Depended on by 3,611 packages i
Stars 184 i
OpenSSF scorecard 1/10 i
Last release 56 months ago i
Licence MIT i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the npm registry, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for json-pointer, 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.

Version	Released	Vulert vulnerabilities	Licence	Fix published	Details
0.6.2	17 Feb 2022	none	MIT	—	Details →
0.6.1	24 Sep 2020	C1 M1	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.6.0	17 Oct 2016	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.5.0	18 Mar 2016	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.4.0	22 Feb 2016	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.3.1	17 Feb 2016	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.3.0	24 Feb 2015	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.2.2	20 Sep 2014	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.2.1	30 Jul 2014	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.1.0	09 Nov 2013	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.0.4	08 Sep 2013	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.0.3	07 Apr 2013	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →
0.0.2	07 Apr 2013	C1 M2	MIT	Yes	Details →

All 13 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

2021 2
2022 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 3 were recorded in the last 12 months.

Other ways into the data

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for json-pointer

Vulnerability	Severity	Fixed version ↓	Disclosed ↓
CVE-2022-4742: Prototype Pollution in json-pointer	9.8 critical	0.6.2	26 Dec 2022
CVE-2020-7709: Prototype pollution in json-pointer	6.0 medium	0.6.1	10 May 2021
CVE-2021-23820: Prototype Pollution in json-pointer	5.6 medium	0.6.2	08 Nov 2021

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