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Thou shalt not depend on me: analysing the use of outdated JavaScript libraries on the web | the morning paper

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This link appeared in WDRL 173 on 10.03.2017.

Thou shalt not depend on me: analysing the use of outdated JavaScript libraries on the web | the morning paper

Tobias Laudinger and some of his co-workers conducted the first comprehensive study of client-side JavaScript library usage and the security implications it brings along. Based on data from over 133K websites, they found that 37% of websites include at least one library with a known vulnerability. Time to reconsider our use of external dependencies and how we can keep them up-to-date.