Node-fetch is a lightweight module designed to bring the window.fetch API, familiar to browser-based JavaScript developers, to Node.js and io.js environments. Comparing versions 1.6.0 and 1.6.1, the core functionality and declared dependencies (encoding and is-stream) remain identical. Both versions rely on the same suite of development dependencies, including tools like Bluebird for promises, Chai for assertions, and Istanbul for code coverage. This suggests the update from 1.6.0 to 1.6.1 doesn't introduce new features or alter existing APIs in a significant way.
The key difference lies in the release date and potentially bug fixes or minor internal improvements. Version 1.6.0 was released on August 3, 2016, while version 1.6.1 followed on September 11, 2016. Developers considering node-fetch should opt for the latest stable version (1.6.1) which includes any patches or refinements made since the previous release. Since the development dependencies are the same, the updated version may have included bug fixes identified in the older version. The library's MIT license makes it free to use and redistribute. Node-fetch provides a straightforward way to make HTTP requests in Node.js, mirroring the well-known fetch API from web browsers and useful for anyone performing web requests.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.6.1 of the package
node-fetch forwards secure headers to untrusted sites
node-fetch forwards secure headers such as authorization, www-authenticate, cookie, & cookie2 when redirecting to a untrusted site.
