Cross-env streamlines cross-platform environment variable management within npm scripts, allowing developers to define environment variables consistently regardless of the operating system. Versions 5.0.3 and 5.0.4, while sharing the core functionality and dependencies like is-windows and cross-spawn, offer subtle yet important distinctions for developers maintaining or upgrading projects. The key difference lies in the release date; version 5.0.4 was released on August 6, 2017, a few days after version 5.0.3 released on August 3, 2017, suggesting a very rapid patch or minor improvement. Both versions support a comprehensive suite of developer tools including eslint for code linting, jest-cli for testing, babel-cli for transpilation, and semantic-release for automated releases. The presence of husky and lint-staged indicates a focus on code quality through pre-commit hooks. Furthermore, tools like all-contributors-cli highlight active community engagement. Developers considering cross-env for their projects can rely on either version for basic environment variable handling. However, opting for the latest, 5.0.4, ensures access to the most up-to-date fixes and potential optimizations, although the quick turnaround suggests the changes may be minimal.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 5.0.4 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in cross-spawn
Versions of the package cross-spawn before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.
