Vue Template Compiler versions 2.5.4 and 2.5.3 represent incremental updates to the essential tool responsible for pre-compiling Vue templates into render functions, optimizing performance and streamlining the development workflow for Vue 2.0 applications. Both versions, licensed under MIT, share core dependencies like "he" for HTML entity encoding and "de-indent" for code formatting, ensuring consistent template processing. Notably, both versions credit Evan You as the author and are hosted within the official Vue.js GitHub repository signaling their official status and integration within the broader Vue ecosystem. The key distinction lies in their release dates. Version 2.5.4 emerged on November 16, 2017, subsequent to version 2.5.3 released on November 3, 2017. This suggests that version 2.5.4 likely addresses bug fixes, minor enhancements, or performance refinements identified in the preceding 2.5.3 release. For developers, upgrading from 2.5.3 to 2.5.4 would be a recommended step to leverage any potential improvements and maintain compatibility, especially when working within a larger Vue project. The consistent dependency list implies backward compatibility for most projects. However reviewing the complete changelog on the Vue.js GitHub repository before upgrading is always a best practice, because it guarantees smooth integration and optimal performance.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.5.4 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.
