EJS (Embedded JavaScript) is a popular templating engine that allows developers to generate dynamic HTML content on the server-side. Comparing versions 2.0.8 and 2.0.7 reveals subtle differences, primarily in their release dates, which suggest bug fixes or minor enhancements rather than major feature additions. Version 2.0.8 was released on January 6, 2015, shortly after version 2.0.7 released on January 5, 2015. Both versions share identical dependencies and devDependencies (jake, mocha, uglify-js, browserify), indicating a consistent development environment and toolchain. The repository and author information remain the same, pointing to continued maintenance and authorship by Matthew Eernisse.
For developers, these versions of EJS offer a stable and reliable solution for embedding JavaScript logic directly into HTML templates. The shared dependencies highlight the use of common tools for building, testing and minifying the code, ensuring a streamlined development experience. While the changes between 2.0.7 and 2.0.8 may be minimal, upgrading is generally advisable to benefit from any bug fixes or performance improvements. EJS is valuable for creating dynamic web pages. The core functionality allows seamless data integration within HTML, making it a good choice for web applications.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.0.8 of the package
ejs is vulnerable to remote code execution due to weak input validation
nodejs ejs versions older than 2.5.3 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to weak input validation in ejs.renderFile() function
ejs vulnerable to DoS due to weak input validation
nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service due to weak input validation in ejs.renderFile()
ejs lacks certain pollution protection
The ejs (aka Embedded JavaScript templates) package before 3.1.10 for Node.js lacks certain pollution protection.
mde ejs vulnerable to XSS
nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a Cross-site-scripting in the ejs.renderFile() resulting in code injection
ejs template injection vulnerability
The ejs (aka Embedded JavaScript templates) package 3.1.6 for Node.js allows server-side template injection in settings[view options][outputFunctionName]. This is parsed as an internal option, and overwrites the outputFunctionName option with an arbitrary OS command (which is executed upon template compilation).
