Webpack Hot Middleware, a library enabling hot reloading with Webpack, saw a bump from version 2.17.1 to 2.18.0, released on April 1, 2017. Examining the metadata reveals no changes to the core dependencies, which remain consistent, including libraries like ansi-html, html-entities, querystring, and strip-ansi. Similarly, the development dependencies utilized for testing and code coverage, such as express, mocha, supertest, sinon, coveralls, and istanbul, also remain unchanged. This suggests the update likely focuses on internal improvements, bug fixes, or enhancements to the core hot-reloading functionality rather than a significant overhaul or new feature introduction affecting the dependency tree.
Developers using Webpack Hot Middleware can expect similar behavior and integration patterns between the two versions. The core functionality of attaching hot reloading capabilities to a custom server is retained. While the specifics of the changes are not explicitly detailed in these metadata snippets, users upgrading to version 2.18.0 can anticipate potentially improved stability or performance. Given the absence of altered dependencies, the upgrade process should ideally be straightforward. Developers should consult the library's changelog or release notes for a comprehensive understanding of introduced fixes and enhancements. Ensure proper testing after the upgrade to confirm smooth operation within your specific Webpack configuration.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.18.0 of the package
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in ansi-html
This affects all versions of package ansi-html. If an attacker provides a malicious string, it will get stuck processing the input for an extremely long time.
