Mocha is a versatile and popular JavaScript test framework, offering simplicity and flexibility for developers to write and execute tests for their applications. Examining versions 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 reveals a minimal upgrade, focusing primarily on under-the-hood improvements rather than significant feature additions. Both versions share identical dependencies and devDependencies, including crucial tools like nyc for coverage, eslint for linting, and various Karma plugins for browser testing. This consistent dependency structure ensures a stable testing environment across both versions.
The key difference lies in the release date, with version 3.5.2 being released just hours after 3.5.1. This suggests that 3.5.2 likely addresses either a bug fix or a minor refinement identified shortly after the release of 3.5.1. For developers already using Mocha 3.5.1, upgrading to 3.5.2 is recommended to benefit from these potential fixes. While the changes might not be immediately apparent, staying on the latest patch version ensures optimal stability and reliability. For developers new to the framework, starting directly with version 3.5.2 is the optimal choice to avoid any initial bugs. The core functionality remains consistent between releases, ensuring a seamless experience. Both versions maintain the MIT license, demonstrating a commitment to open-source principles.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 3.5.2 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
A vulnerability was found in diff before v3.5.0, the affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks.
debug Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in debug-js debug up to 3.0.x. This affects the function useColors of the file src/node.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217665 was assigned to this vulnerability. The patch has been backported to the 2.6.x branch in version 2.6.9.
Regular Expression Denial of Service in debug
Affected versions of debug are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter.
As it takes 50,000 characters to block the event loop for 2 seconds, this issue is a low severity issue.
This was later re-introduced in version v3.2.0, and then repatched in versions 3.2.7 and 4.3.1.
Version 2.x.x: Update to version 2.6.9 or later. Version 3.1.x: Update to version 3.1.0 or later. Version 3.2.x: Update to version 3.2.7 or later. Version 4.x.x: Update to version 4.3.1 or later.
Growl before 1.10.0 vulnerable to Command Injection
Affected versions of growl do not properly sanitize input prior to passing it into a shell command, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
Update to version 1.10.0 or later.
Prototype Pollution in minimist
Affected versions of minimist are vulnerable to prototype pollution. Arguments are not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker to modify the prototype of Object, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Parsing the argument --__proto__.y=Polluted adds a y property with value Polluted to all objects. The argument --__proto__=Polluted raises and uncaught error and crashes the application.
This is exploitable if attackers have control over the arguments being passed to minimist.
Upgrade to versions 0.2.1, 1.2.3 or later.
Prototype Pollution in minimist
Minimist prior to 1.2.6 and 0.2.4 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via file index.js, function setKey() (lines 69-95).
