Shelljs is a popular Node.js library providing a portable way to execute Unix shell commands within JavaScript environments. Comparing version 0.1.0 with its predecessor, 0.0.9, reveals subtle but important versioning refinements for developers. Both versions share the same core purpose: enabling cross-platform shell scripting with Node.js, allowing developers to leverage familiar Unix commands directly in their JavaScript code. They maintain identical descriptions, dependencies (or lack thereof), development dependencies, optional dependencies, repository information, and author details. What sets version 0.1.0 apart is its release date. Published on December 26, 2012, it arrived approximately three weeks after version 0.0.9, which was released on December 1, 2012. While both versions appear identical in their specified metadata, this temporal difference suggests that 0.1.0 likely incorporates bug fixes, minor improvements, or internal refactoring done within that short interval. Developers opting for shelljs gain access to a simplified way to interact with the operating system, automating tasks like file manipulation, executing external programs, and piping commands. For new projects, selecting the latest available version such as 0.1.0 is often best practice, as it typically encompasses the most up-to-date enhancements and stability improvements. Both versions use the same author email, so the code is presumed to be from the same source, but upgrading to version 0.1.0 over the previous version is recommended for those who keep their software up-to-date.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.1.0 of the package
Improper Privilege Management in shelljs
shelljs is vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management
Improper Privilege Management in shelljs
Output from the synchronous version of shell.exec() may be visible to other users on the same system. You may be affected if you execute shell.exec() in multi-user Mac, Linux, or WSL environments, or if you execute shell.exec() as the root user.
Other shelljs functions (including the asynchronous version of shell.exec()) are not impacted.
Patched in shelljs 0.8.5
Recommended action is to upgrade to 0.8.5.
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