Vue Template Compiler versions 2.0.2 and 2.0.1 are template compilers specifically designed for Vue 2.0. Both versions share core functionalities, providing developers with the ability to pre-compile Vue templates into render functions, improving runtime performance by minimizing client-side compilation. They both rely on the same dependencies, de-indent for handling whitespace and entities for encoding and decoding HTML entities. This shared foundation ensures consistent template processing across both versions.
However, subtle differences exist. Version 2.0.2 was released on October 12, 2016, while version 2.0.1 was released earlier, on September 30, 2016. Although the changes are not explicitly declared in this data, this ~2 week gap suggests bug fixes, performance enhancements, or minor feature additions were incorporated into the newer version. Developers should always prefer the latest stable release (in this case, 2.0.2) when starting a new project or updating an existing one to benefit from the most up-to-date code and potential improvements.
For Vue developers, either version allows writing templates using familiar HTML-like syntax and then compiling them into JavaScript code, making the application load faster. The compiler is essential for build tools such as webpack or Browserify, which are used to bundle Vue components. Both versions are MIT licensed, enabling free use and modification.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.0.2 of the package
vue-template-compiler vulnerable to client-side Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
A vulnerability has been discovered in vue-template-compiler, that allows an attacker to perform XSS via prototype pollution. The attacker could change the prototype chain of some properties such as Object.prototype.staticClass or Object.prototype.staticStyle to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. Vue 2 has reached End-of-Life. This vulnerability has been patched in Vue 3.
