Underscore.js is a lightweight yet powerful JavaScript library providing utility functions that are essential for functional programming. Comparing versions 1.4.0 and 1.3.3, developers will notice subtle but important evolutions. Both maintain the core description as a functional programming helper, reflecting Underscore's consistent purpose. Crucially, version 1.4.0 includes a "releaseDate" of September 27, 2012, while version 1.3.3 was released earlier, on April 10, 2012, showcasing active maintenance and updates. While the repository and author (Jeremy Ashkenas) remain consistent, indicating a stable project and consistent maintainership, the absence of dependency information (dependencies, devDependencies, and optionalDependencies) in version 1.4.0 suggests a focus on streamlining published metadata, potentially simplifying dependency management for users. The dist object provides the crucial tarball URL for download, highlighting the accessibility and ease of integration for developers. Furthermore, version 1.4.0's inclusion of a releaseDate provides a tangible timestamp, this allows developers to quickly gauge the currency and freshness of the package in their projects. Developers should consider version 1.4.0 for projects valuing recency and actively maintained dependencies and also keep the version differences in mind for compatibility.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.4.0 of the package
Arbitrary Code Execution in underscore
The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.
