uri-js through 4.4.1 Improper UTF-8 Decoding via pctDecChars
At a glance
Severity
MEDIUM 6.9
EPSS
EPSS 0.40 % · percentile 34 (2026-10-27)
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
VulnCheck
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
Description
uri-js through 4.4.1 contains an improper UTF-8 decoding vulnerability in pctDecChars() that decodes invalid and overlong percent-encoded sequences into ASCII metacharacters. Attackers can craft percent-encoded payloads to bypass platform decoder validation and inject path traversal or CRLF sequences that downstream consumers process without filtering.