React version 15.6.1 represents a minor update over its predecessor, 15.6.0, primarily focusing on dependency adjustments. Both versions share the core description of React as a JavaScript library designed for building user interfaces, adhering to the BSD-3-Clause license, and maintaining their source code repository on GitHub. The key changes lie within the dependency specifications. In version 15.6.1, the prop-types dependency is updated to ^15.5.10, from ^15.5.7 in version 15.6.0. Additionally, create-react-class sees an update from ^15.5.2 to ^15.6.0. The other dependencies fbjs, loose-envify and object-assign remain unchanged.
For developers, these alterations indicate potential bug fixes, performance improvements, or new features introduced within the prop-types and create-react-class packages. When upgrading from 15.6.0 to 15.6.1, developers should review the changelogs for prop-types and create-react-class to understand the specific changes and ensure compatibility with their existing codebase. While the core functionality of React itself likely remains consistent, staying up-to-date with these dependencies ensures developers benefit from the latest enhancements and maintain a more secure and robust application. The two-day gap between the release dates also suggests that version 15.6.1 may have addressed a specific issue identified shortly after the release of 15.6.0.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 15.6.1 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.
