Grunt-preprocess is a Grunt plugin designed to streamline web development workflows by enabling conditional inclusion of code blocks within HTML and JavaScript files based on specified environment configurations. This allows developers to easily manage different versions of code tailored for development, staging, or production environments directly within their projects.
Version 2.1.0 brings an update to its core dependency, upgrading the "preprocess" library from version ~1.1.0 to ~1.2.0. This indicates improvements and potentially bug fixes within the preprocessing engine itself, which likely enhance the overall reliability and functionality of the plugin. While the core functionality of conditional preprocessing remains the same, developers upgrading to 2.1.0 can expect a more refined and robust experience. The other dependencies, including grunt, and various grunt-contrib plugins for testing, cleaning, copying, and linting, remained consistent between the two versions, ensuring a smooth transition for existing users.
The package is valuable for developers who require environment-specific code configurations without maintaining separate files. By defining different environments and associated variables, developers can instruct the plugin to include (or exclude) specific sections of code during the build process, reducing errors and improving overall code maintainability. The author details, repository information, and release dates provide transparency and support for developers seeking to understand the project's history and contributions. Both versions offer a stable solution for managing environment-specific code, with 2.1.0 offering a potentially enhanced core preprocessing implementation built upon the underlying library update.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.1.0 of the package
Command Injection in lodash
lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the template function.
Prototype Pollution in lodash
Versions of lodash before 4.17.11 are vulnerable to prototype pollution.
The vulnerable functions are 'defaultsDeep', 'merge', and 'mergeWith' which allow a malicious user to modify the prototype of Object via {constructor: {prototype: {...}}} causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Update to version 4.17.11 or later.
Prototype Pollution in lodash
Versions of lodash before 4.17.5 are vulnerable to prototype pollution.
The vulnerable functions are 'defaultsDeep', 'merge', and 'mergeWith' which allow a malicious user to modify the prototype of Object via __proto__ causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Update to version 4.17.5 or later.
Prototype Pollution in lodash
Versions of lodash before 4.17.12 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. The function defaultsDeep allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of Object via {constructor: {prototype: {...}}} causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Update to version 4.17.12 or later.
