Yargs version 4.6.0 represents an incremental update over version 4.5.0, offering refinements and dependency upgrades that enhance the developer experience. While both versions maintain the core functionality of providing light-weight option parsing for Node.js applications, several key changes stand out.
A notable difference lies in the updated yargs-parser dependency, moving from version 2.2.0 to 2.4.0. This update likely includes bug fixes, performance improvements, and potentially new features within the argument parsing logic, benefiting developers by ensuring more robust and reliable parsing of command-line arguments. Another, while seemingly minor, involves the swap of win-spawn with cross-spawn-async in devDependencies, potentially addressing cross-platform compatibility during development and testing. The inclusion of standard-version reflects a modernized approach to version management and release automation.
The description has also been updated, version 4.6.0 describes Yargs as the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist. This might reflect a change in the project's branding and overall direction
Developers migrating to 4.6.0 should carefully review the changelog for yargs-parser and consider these updates alongside other dependency modifications when performing their due diligence. The update includes improvements such as, a more streamlined build process, and potentially better handling of edge cases in command-line argument parsing. It offers a more polished, up-to-date environment for building command-line interfaces.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 4.6.0 of the package
yargs-parser Vulnerable to Prototype Pollution
Affected versions of yargs-parser are vulnerable to prototype pollution. Arguments are not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker to modify the prototype of Object, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Parsing the argument --foo.__proto__.bar baz' adds a bar property with value baz to all objects. This is only exploitable if attackers have control over the arguments being passed to yargs-parser.
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