React version 0.2.6 represents a minor update to the 0.2.5 release of this JavaScript module designed to streamline asynchronous code management. Both versions share the same core purpose: simplifying asynchronous JavaScript by reducing boilerplate, enhancing error handling, and enabling the definition of task dependencies within a workflow. Developers familiar with 0.2.5 will find the underlying functionality unchanged in 0.2.6. Key dependencies like sprintf, ensure-array, and eventemitter2 remain consistent, ensuring compatibility for existing projects. The development dependencies, tap and tapr, also stay the same, suggesting no major shifts in the testing framework or development workflow.
The key distinction lies in the release date, with version 0.2.6 being published approximately an hour after version 0.2.5. This close proximity suggests that version 0.2.6 likely addresses minor bug fixes, very small improvements, or perhaps adjustments related to the publishing process rather than significant feature additions or API changes. For developers already using react 0.2.5, upgrading to 0.2.6 is advisable to incorporate any potential fixes. New users can confidently begin with version 0.2.6, benefiting from the latest, albeit small, refinements. Both packages are available for installation through npm, with version-specific tarballs hosted on the npm registry. The repository remains consistent across both versions, pointing to the same GitHub repository, indicating a unified source of truth for code and issue tracking.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.2.6 of the package
Cross-Site Scripting in react
Versions of react
prior to 0.14.0 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package's createElement
function fails to properly validate its input object, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.
Upgrade to version 0.14.0 or later.