Vue Template Compiler version 2.1.2 is a minor update to the core template compilation tool for Vue.js 2.0, building upon the foundation established in version 2.1.1. Both versions, authored by Evan You, share a common purpose: transforming Vue templates into render functions that the Vue runtime can execute, enabling dynamic and efficient UI updates.
The core dependencies, he for HTML entity encoding/decoding and de-indent for removing unwanted indentation, remain consistent between the two releases, indicating that the central functionality for handling HTML strings and code formatting stayed the same. The license continues to be MIT, ensuring a permissive usage for developers.
The key difference lies in the release date. Version 2.1.2 was published shortly after 2.1.1. This small gap points towards a quick fix, bug resolution, or minor improvement. Developers should consider upgrading to 2.1.2 focusing on stability or addressing specific edge cases encountered in the previous version.
For developers using Vue.js, the template compiler is part of the build process and is crucial for single-file components (.vue files). Ensuring that the template compiler version aligns with the Vue runtime version will avoid potential issues and maintain compatibility. While the changelog information isn't available in this given data, reviewing the official Vue.js changelog corresponding to these versions will provide more detailed information about the specific changes introduced in version 2.1.2, confirming the necessity of the update in user's specific projects.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.1.2 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.
