diff --git a/src/validators/utils.py b/src/validators/utils.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any):
                     if func(*args, **kwargs)
                     else ValidationError(func, _func_args_as_dict(func, *args, **kwargs))
                 )
-        except (ValueError, TypeError, UnicodeError) as exp:
+        except (ValueError, TypeError, UnicodeError, AttributeError) as exp:
             if raise_validation_error:
                 raise ValidationError(
                     func, _func_args_as_dict(func, *args, **kwargs), str(exp)

diff --git a/tests/test_validation_failure.py b/tests/test_validation_failure.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 """Test validation Failure."""
 
+# external
+import pytest
+
 # local
-from validators import between
+from validators import between, cron, email, hostname, uuid
+from validators.utils import ValidationError
 
 failed_obj_repr = "ValidationError(func=between"
 
@@ -31,3 +35,16 @@ def test_arguments_as_properties(self):
         assert self.is_in_between.__dict__["value"] == 3
         assert self.is_in_between.__dict__["min_val"] == 4
         assert self.is_in_between.__dict__["max_val"] == 5
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("validator", [uuid, email, hostname, cron])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("value", [123, 1.5, True, ["x"], {"a": 1}])
+def test_returns_validation_error_on_non_string_input(validator, value):
+    """Wrong-typed input returns ValidationError, not a leaked exception.
+
+    These validators reach for string methods (e.g. ``.replace``/``.count``/
+    ``.strip``) on the value, which raises ``AttributeError`` for non-strings.
+    The decorator must convert that into a ``ValidationError`` like every other
+    invalid input, rather than letting it escape.
+    """
+    assert isinstance(validator(value), ValidationError)