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public: vulnerability history, versions and safety

public is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 5 vulnerabilities for it across 6 releases, from Jul 2018 to 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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5 vulnerabilities recorded H1 M3 L1
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1 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 public 0.1.5 i

Updated on 22 Oct 2026

Careful: 0.1.5 has 1 known vulnerability, and 1 has no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 35/100
  • Security Some issues to review
  • Maintenance Deprecated
  • Popularity Little adoption
  • Community Inactive

The registry marks the latest release as deprecated, 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 0.1.5 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 5 over 2 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 03 Sep 2020 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.5 i
  • With no published fix 1 i
  • Depended on by 11 packages i
  • Stars 3 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 0/10 i
  • Last release 87 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 public, 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
0.1.5 22 Jul 2019 M1 — No Details →
0.1.4 07 Jun 2018 M1 — No Details →
0.1.3 15 Feb 2018 M3 L1 — No Details →
0.1.2 08 Mar 2012 H1 M3 L1 — No Details →
0.1.1 22 Nov 2011 H1 M3 L1 — No Details →
0.1.0 01 Oct 2011 H1 M3 L1 — No Details →

All 6 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2018 2
  • 2019 2
  • 2020 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 5 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for public

The 5 most severe of 5 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2018-3731: Path Traversal in public 7.5 high 0.1.3 18 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-16480: XSS Vulnerability in public 6.1 medium 0.1.4 07 Feb 2019
CVE-2018-3747: Cross-Site Scripting in public 6.1 medium 0.1.4 10 Oct 2018
Path Traversal Vulnerability in public npm package N/A medium No fix published 03 Sep 2020
Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in public Package N/A low 0.1.4 31 May 2019

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Updated: 22/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524173

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Questions

About public

Is public safe to use?

Vulert records 5 vulnerabilities for public in npm: 0 critical, 1 high, 3 medium and 1 low. 1 of them has no published fix yet, so that is the one to avoid or mitigate.

What is public's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores public 35/100, 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 registry marks the latest release as deprecated, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of public affected?

Yes. 0.1.5, the version you would install today, has 1 known vulnerability, and 1 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

Which version of public should I use?

0.1.5 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 public have?

5 vulnerabilities are recorded for public in the npm ecosystem: 0 critical, 1 high, 3 medium and 1 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new public vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for public in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 18 Jul 2018. 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 public 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 public for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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