Lodash-es is a popular JavaScript utility library, offering a wide range of functions designed to simplify common programming tasks like array manipulation, object handling, and function binding, specifically packaged as ES modules for modern JavaScript development. This allows for tree-shaking, reducing bundle sizes by only including the Lodash functions you actually use rather than the entire library.
Version 4.16.6, released on November 1st, 2016, builds upon the foundation of version 4.16.5, which was released just a day before on October 31st, 2016. While both versions share the same MIT license, repository, author, and general description, the key difference lies within the specific bug fixes and potential performance improvements included in the newer release. Though the provided data doesn't detail the specific changes, developers should consult the official Lodash changelog for a complete list to see if 4.16.6 resolves issues they were encountering in 4.16.5.
For developers choosing between these versions, opting for 4.16.6 is generally recommended as it represents the most up-to-date and potentially more stable iteration of the library at that point in time. Utilizing Lodash-es allows developers to write cleaner, more concise, and more maintainable code, avoiding the need to reimplement common utility functions from scratch and promoting code reuse in their projects. The use of ES modules makes it a great fit for modern JavaScript projects.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 4.16.6 of the package
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
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 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.