Jsdom is a valuable tool for Node.js developers needing to manipulate the DOM in a server-side environment. Versions 0.1.15 and 0.1.16 represent incremental updates to this CommonJS implementation, designed for platform independence and adherence to W3C DOM specifications, and are now considered quite old. While the descriptions of both versions are identical, a developer considering either for legacy project maintenance should note the slightly later releaseDate of version 0.1.16 – specifically, a difference of roughly 34 seconds, suggesting a very minor update or bug fix. Both versions share a common dependency: mjsunit.runner at version 0.1.0 or higher ensuring compatibility with the mjsunit testing framework which probably helped with testing the compatibility with the W3C DOM specifications.
Given the age of these releases (2011), it's crucial to understand that they likely lack modern DOM features and security patches present in newer versions and will not integrate well with current web standards.. Developers should carefully evaluate if these specific versions are necessary for their legacy project or if upgrading to a more recent jsdom release or considering alternative DOM manipulation libraries is a more secure and feature-rich option. If you are working with a modern project, consider using a much recent version.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 0.1.16 of the package jsdom