React version 15.5.4, released on April 11, 2017, presents a subtle but important upgrade over its predecessor, version 15.5.3, released just a few days prior on April 8, 2017. While both versions share the same core description as a JavaScript library for building user interfaces, rely on similar dependencies like fbjs, loose-envify, and object-assign, and are licensed under the BSD-3-Clause license, the key difference lies in the prop-types dependency. Version 15.5.4 upgrades prop-types to version ^15.5.7, from version ^15.5.2 in 15.5.3.
This prop-types update is particularly relevant for developers. prop-types is the library React uses to validate the data being passed into components. An upgrade here typically indicates either bug fixes or new features related to prop validation, potentially offering stricter type checking or more expressive ways to define component interfaces. Developers upgrading from 15.5.3 should investigate the changes in prop-types between versions 15.5.2 and 15.5.7 to understand the impact on their code and take advantage of any improvements. Considering React’s focus on component reusability and data integrity, such a change warrants attention for a robust and reliable application.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 15.5.4 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.
