The Dark Side of Popular JavaScript Libraries: Hidden Security Risks You Didn't Know Existed
Popular JavaScript libraries and frameworks speed development - but they also carry subtle, damaging security risks: supply‑chain attacks, prototype pollution, XSS from HTML/Markdown parsers, and dangerous framework APIs. This article explains concrete examples (event-stream, jQuery/lodash prototype pollution, Markdown/XSS issues), how these attacks work, and a practical, prioritized playbook to protect your apps.