Underscore.string is a JavaScript library providing string manipulation extensions for Underscore.js, enhancing its capabilities with a rich set of string-specific functions. Comparing versions 3.3.4 and 3.3.3, the core functionality remains consistent, focusing on utility methods for trimming, padding, converting case, escaping HTML, and more. Both versions share identical dependencies, relying on sprintf-js for string formatting and util-deprecate for handling deprecated features. Similarly, the development dependencies, including browserify, eslint, istanbul, mocha, and others, remain unchanged, indicating a focus on maintaining code quality, test coverage, and build processes across both releases.
The crucial difference lies in the release dates: version 3.3.4 was published shortly after 3.3.3, suggesting that 3.3.4 likely contains bug fixes or minor improvements implemented after the release of the previous stable version. Developers using underscore.string should consider upgrading to version 3.3.4 to benefit from these potential fixes and ensure they are using the most up-to-date and stable iteration of the library. This approach enhances code reliability and minimizes potential issues in their projects, offering a better developer experience utilizing a well-maintained string manipulation toolset. It's a lightweight solution for Javascript string utilities.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 3.3.4 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service in underscore.string
Versions of underscore.string prior to 3.3.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).
The function unescapeHTML is vulnerable to ReDoS due to an overly-broad regex. The slowdown is approximately 2s for 50,000 characters but grows exponentially with larger inputs.
Upgrade to version 3.3.5 or higher.
