React version 16.3.2, released on April 16, 2018, builds upon the solid foundation of version 16.3.1, released almost two weeks earlier on April 4, 2018. Both versions share the same core description: React being a JavaScript library for crafting user interfaces. They maintain identical dependencies, leveraging fbjs, prop-types, loose-envify, and object-assign at the specified versions, ensuring continued compatibility and functionality for developers relying on these utilities. The license remains MIT, offering permissive usage rights. The repository URL points consistently to the official Facebook React GitHub.
The most noticeable difference lies in the dist object. While both versions package their code into a tarball and contain the same number of files (8), version 16.3.2 shows a slightly larger unpacked size of 119109 compared to 16.3.1's 117939. This increment, although small, indicates internal tweaks, bug fixes, or minor feature improvements incorporated in the newer version, contributing to an enhanced overall user experience. For developers, specifically, upgrading implies receiving most recent stable and optimized React components, so it is recommended whenever is possible. The bump in unpackedSize is an indicator for this. Developers will want to review the official React changelog for a detailed breakdown of the specific changes made between these versions, which would reveal any breaking changes or performance enhancements.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 16.3.2 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.
