Bootstrap 4.6.0 represents a subtle but important evolution from its predecessor, version 4.5.3. Both versions serve as robust foundations for crafting responsive, mobile-first web projects, adhering to the MIT license and drawing contributions from a broad community. The core functionality remains consistent, offering a well-established framework for front-end development.
Key differences primarily reside in the development dependencies, reflecting updates in tooling and testing infrastructure. For instance, eslint, autoprefixer, @babel packages and postcss saw version bumps, indicating potential enhancements in code linting, CSS compatibility, and JavaScript transpilation. Rollup and Terser were favored in the newer version to properly bundle and minify code. Newer versions of the plugins allow developers to take advantage of bug fixes, performance improvements and new features they provide. The introduction of "clean-css-cli" in version 4.6.0, a tool for minifying CSS files, and the bump in the version of hugo-bin, a static site generator, also signal potential refinements in the build process.
Developers already familiar with Bootstrap 4.5.3 will find the upgrade to 4.6.0 relatively seamless, allowing them to leverage underlying improvements without a steep learning curve. Both versions maintain identical peer dependencies on jQuery and Popper.js, ensuring compatibility for existing projects. The core value proposition – a comprehensive suite of CSS and JavaScript components for rapid web development – remains unchanged, making either version a viable choice depending on your project's specific tooling and dependency requirements.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 4.6.0 of the package
Bootstrap Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
A vulnerability has been identified in Bootstrap that exposes users to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The issue is present in the carousel component, where the data-slide and data-slide-to attributes can be exploited through the href attribute of an <a> tag due to inadequate sanitization. This vulnerability could potentially enable attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript within the victim's browser.
