React version 0.8.0 marks a significant evolution from version 0.7.1, reflecting a fundamental shift in the library's purpose and target audience. While the older 0.7.1 iteration, authored by Jeff Barczewski, positioned React as a rules engine for asynchronous code management with dependencies like amdefine, ensure-array, and eventemitter2, the 0.8.0 version, originating from Facebook, delivers direct access to the popular React JavaScript library. This newer version prioritizes integration into existing JavaScript workflows and facilitates the use of React without directly requiring a JSX transformer.
The 0.8.0 release emphasizes modularity and ease of use, as suggested by its intended application with tools like Browserify for modular bundling, an approach fundamentally different from the earlier interpretation of React as an asynchronous management tool. Furthermore, the 0.8.0 version introduces a peerDependencies entry, indicating that it expects developers to have envify (version ~0.2.0) installed in their projects to properly function.. Consequently, developers should be aware of the project source as the 0.7.1 version presents jeffbski/react and the newer 0.8.0 version facebook/react as main source. This change makes React more accessible.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.8.0 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.
