Vue Template Compiler version 2.5.3 offers a subtle but important update over its predecessor, version 2.5.2. Both versions serve as template compilers designed for Vue 2.0, crucial tools for developers building Vue.js applications. They share core functionalities like dependency on "he" for HTML entity encoding and "de-indent" for code formatting, ensuring consistent templating. The license remains MIT, offering developers the freedom to use, modify, and distribute the software. They are both authored by Evan You and maintained in the vuejs/vue repository on Github.
The key difference lies in the release date: version 2.5.3 was published on November 3rd, 2017, following version 2.5.2 which was released on October 13th, 2017. This roughly three-week gap suggests that version 2.5.3 likely addresses bug fixes, performance improvements, or minor feature enhancements discovered after the release of 2.5.2. While the changelog isn't directly available within the provided data, developers should consider upgrading to the newer version to benefit from these potential improvements and increased stability. Checking the official Vue.js repository or release notes for detailed changelogs will give a finer understanding of the exact code changes. Both versions can be installed via npm using the standard npm install vue-template-compiler@<version> command, offering flexibility in specifying the desired upgrade path.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.5.3 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.
