Serve-index is a Node.js middleware designed to serve directory listings, providing web developers with a simple and effective way to browse the contents of a server-side directory through a web browser. Comparing versions 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 reveals subtle yet important updates for users of this package. Both versions maintain the core functionality of generating directory listings and share key dependencies like batch for handling asynchronous operations and development dependencies for testing, ensuring continued compatibility and reliable performance in your projects.
However, the critical difference lies in the negotiator dependency. Version 1.0.0 relies on negotiator version 0.3.0, while version 1.0.1 upgrades this dependency to version 0.4.2. Negotiator is instrumental in content negotiation, allowing the server to determine the best format for the directory listing based on the client's preferences (e.g., HTML, JSON). This upgrade likely incorporates bug fixes, performance enhancements, or new features within the negotiator library, potentially improving the accuracy and efficiency of content negotiation.
While seemingly minor, this dependency update can translate to a more robust and user-friendly experience, ensuring that the appropriate directory listing format is served consistently across different browsers and clients. For developers, upgrading to version 1.0.1 is recommended to benefit from the improved content negotiation provided by the newer negotiator version. Also, the release date is one day apart, so probably the update was small and fast.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.0.1 of the package
Cross-Site Scripting in serve-index
Versions 1.6.2 and earlier of serve-index are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Because file and directory names are not escaped in the module's HTML output, a remote attacker that can influence file or directory names can launch a persistent cross-site scripting attack on the application.
Update to version 1.6.3 or later.
Regular Expression Denial of Service in negotiator
Affected versions of negotiator are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service attacks, which trigger upon parsing a specially crafted Accept-Language header value.
Update to version 0.6.1 or later.
