Browserify is a powerful tool for JavaScript developers, enabling them to write Node.js-style modules that can be seamlessly executed in a web browser. Both versions 3.24.5 and 3.24.6 offer this core functionality, providing a robust solution for managing dependencies and organizing code for client-side applications.
A comparison reveals that the jump from version 3.24.5 to 3.24.6 is a minor update, as the dependencies and devDependencies sections are identical. This suggests that there were no changes in the included packages or the packages used for development. The identical manifest can indicate that the update could include improvements related to bug fixes, performance enhancements, security patches, or documentation updates, rather than significant feature additions or alterations to core dependencies.
For developers already using Browserify, upgrading from 3.24.5 to 3.24.6 should be a straightforward process with minimal risk of introducing breaking changes. For the developer, this is useful that the bump maintains the same dependencies and devDependencies which means it is backwards compatible. Developers should always review release notes or commit logs (if available) to gain a more in-depth understanding of the specific changes implemented. Though seemingly similar, these incremental updates play a vital role in continuously refining the stability and overall quality of Browserify, making it a reliable choice for modern web development workflows.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 3.24.6 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service in uglify-js
Versions of uglify-js prior to 2.6.0 are affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability when malicious inputs are passed into the parse() method.
var u = require('uglify-js');
var genstr = function (len, chr) {
var result = "";
for (i=0; i<=len; i++) {
result = result + chr;
}
return result;
}
u.parse("var a = " + genstr(process.argv[2], "1") + ".1ee7;");
$ time node test.js 10000
real 0m1.091s
user 0m1.047s
sys 0m0.039s
$ time node test.js 80000
real 0m6.486s
user 0m6.229s
sys 0m0.094s
Update to version 2.6.0 or later.
Prototype Pollution in minimist
Affected versions of minimist are vulnerable to prototype pollution. Arguments are not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker to modify the prototype of Object, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Parsing the argument --__proto__.y=Polluted adds a y property with value Polluted to all objects. The argument --__proto__=Polluted raises and uncaught error and crashes the application.
This is exploitable if attackers have control over the arguments being passed to minimist.
Upgrade to versions 0.2.1, 1.2.3 or later.
Prototype Pollution in minimist
Minimist prior to 1.2.6 and 0.2.4 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via file index.js, function setKey() (lines 69-95).
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.
Potential for Script Injection in syntax-error
Versions of syntax-error prior to 1.1.1 are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability which may allow a malicious file to execute code when browserified.
Update to version 1.1.1 or later.