Cookie version 0.1.3 introduces several notable improvements over the preceding stable version, 0.1.2. Both versions provide functionality for parsing and serializing cookies, essential for managing user sessions and storing client-side data in web applications. However, version 0.1.3 enhances the development workflow.
One key difference lies in the development dependencies. Version 0.1.3 incorporates istanbul for code coverage analysis, indicating a focus on code quality and testing rigor. Developers benefit from increased confidence in the library's reliability due to comprehensive test coverage reports. This addition suggests a commitment to robust and maintainable code.
Moreover, the repository URL changes from the older git://github.com/shtylman/node-cookie.git to the newer https://github.com/jshttp/cookie, indicating a potential shift in maintainership or project organization under the jshttp organization. This might reflect a broader community effort or a dedicated team ensuring ongoing support and updates. A benefit from this shift is a improved website link to the repo.
While version 0.1.2 had only mocha in its devDependencies, the newer version includes it alongside istanbul, representing a deeper commitment to automated testing and code coverage. This evolution provides developers that are implementing the library with greater confidence in its stability and the quality of code. The MIT license remains consistent across both versions, ensuring developers can freely use and modify the library in their projects.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.1.3 of the package
cookie accepts cookie name, path, and domain with out of bounds characters
The cookie name could be used to set other fields of the cookie, resulting in an unexpected cookie value. For example, serialize("userName=<script>alert('XSS3')</script>; Max-Age=2592000; a", value) would result in "userName=<script>alert('XSS3')</script>; Max-Age=2592000; a=test", setting userName cookie to <script> and ignoring value.
A similar escape can be used for path and domain, which could be abused to alter other fields of the cookie.
Upgrade to 0.7.0, which updates the validation for name, path, and domain.
Avoid passing untrusted or arbitrary values for these fields, ensure they are set by the application instead of user input.
