Inquirer.js version 0.8.5 represents a minor update over its predecessor, version 0.8.4, within this popular Node.js package renowned for simplifying interactive command-line interface (CLI) development. Both versions share the same core functionality, providing a collection of intuitive tools for creating engaging and user-friendly command-line experiences. Developers leveraging Inquirer.js can easily build CLIs that prompt users for input, gather information, and guide them through complex processes.
The underlying dependencies remain consistent between the two versions, utilizing libraries like rx for reactive programming, chalk for terminal styling, lodash for utility functions, figures for Unicode symbols, and several others to handle input streams and terminal display. Development-related dependencies, crucial for testing and building the package, are also mirrored, guaranteeing a consistent development environment.
The key distinction lies in the repository URL and a slight adjustment in the release date. Version 0.8.5 features a simplified repository URL SBoudrias/Inquirer.js while version 0.8.4 has the more detailed git+https://github.com/sboudrias/Inquirer.js.git. This likely reflects a housekeeping change in how the repository is referenced. Developers should opt for the newer 0.8.5 for potentially improved stability and any unseen minor fixes that may have accompanied the update, while retaining backward compatibility. The functionalities present include question prompts, different question types, validating user inputs, offering auto-completion, managing hierarchical prompts that allows developers to create engaging command-line interfaces.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.8.5 of the package
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.
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 4.17.11 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.
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lodash
lodash prior to 4.7.11 is affected by: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: Date handler. The attack vector is: Attacker provides very long strings, which the library attempts to match using a regular expression. The fixed version is: 4.7.11.
Prototype Pollution in lodash
Versions of lodash prior to 4.17.19 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. The functions pick, set, setWith, update, updateWith, and zipObjectDeep allow a malicious user to modify the prototype of Object if the property identifiers are user-supplied. Being affected by this issue requires manipulating objects based on user-provided property values or arrays.
This vulnerability causes the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects and may lead to Denial of Service or Code Execution under specific circumstances.
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lodash
All versions of package lodash prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the toNumber, trim and trimEnd functions.
Steps to reproduce (provided by reporter Liyuan Chen):
var lo = require('lodash');
function build_blank(n) {
var ret = "1"
for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
ret += " "
}
return ret + "1";
}
var s = build_blank(50000) var time0 = Date.now();
lo.trim(s)
var time_cost0 = Date.now() - time0;
console.log("time_cost0: " + time_cost0);
var time1 = Date.now();
lo.toNumber(s) var time_cost1 = Date.now() - time1;
console.log("time_cost1: " + time_cost1);
var time2 = Date.now();
lo.trimEnd(s);
var time_cost2 = Date.now() - time2;
console.log("time_cost2: " + time_cost2);
Command Injection in lodash
lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the template function.