[Snyk] Security upgrade express from 4.18.2 to 4.20.0

[Brandylee24]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 1 vulnerabilities in the npm dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• backend/package.json
• backend/package-lock.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) SNYK-JS-PATHTOREGEXP-7925106	67

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New and removed dependencies detected. Learn more about Socket for GitHub ↗︎

Package	New capabilities	Transitives	Size	Publisher
npm/@babel/core@7.20.7	environment, filesystem, unsafe Transitive: shell	+44	10.5 MB	nicolo-ribaudo
npm/@mempool/electrum-client@1.1.8	network	0	19.4 kB	softsimon
npm/@types/compression@1.7.2	None	0	11.4 kB	types
npm/@types/crypto-js@4.1.1	None	0	59.9 kB	types
npm/@types/express@4.17.15	None	+7	90 kB	types
npm/@types/jest@29.2.5	Transitive: environment, filesystem, unsafe	+37	1.41 MB	types
npm/@types/node@16.18.11	None	0	3.43 MB	types
npm/@types/ws@8.5.4	None	0	21.5 kB	types
npm/axios@0.27.2	environment, network Transitive: filesystem	+7	788 kB	jasonsaayman
npm/bitcoinjs-lib@6.1.0	Transitive: environment	+19	635 kB	junderw
npm/crypto-js@4.1.1	None	0	444 kB	evanvosberg
npm/eslint-config-prettier@8.5.0	None	0	18.2 kB	lydell
npm/express@4.20.0	Transitive: environment, eval, filesystem, network, unsafe	+66	2.44 MB	blakeembrey, dougwilson, linusu, ...4 more
npm/jest@29.3.1	Transitive: environment, eval, filesystem, network, shell, unsafe	+243	14.1 MB	simenb
npm/maxmind@4.3.8	filesystem, network	+2	85 kB	runk
npm/mysql2@2.3.3	environment, network Transitive: eval	+14	1.19 MB	sidorares
npm/node-worker-threads-pool@1.5.1	None	0	39.3 kB	mokuo
npm/prettier@2.8.2	environment, filesystem, unsafe	0	11.7 MB	prettier-bot
npm/socks-proxy-agent@7.0.0	network Transitive: environment	+5	425 kB	kikobeats
npm/ts-jest@29.0.3	environment, filesystem, unsafe Transitive: eval, network, shell	+114	8.46 MB	kul
npm/ts-node@10.9.1	environment, filesystem, unsafe	+16	1.95 MB	cspotcode
npm/typescript@4.7.4	None	0	67.2 MB	typescript-bot
npm/ws@8.11.0	environment, network	0	135 kB	lpinca

🚮 Removed packages: npm/clipboard@2.0.11, npm/cypress-fail-on-console-error@4.0.2, npm/cypress-wait-until@1.7.2, npm/cypress@12.3.0, npm/domino@2.1.6, npm/echarts-gl@2.0.9, npm/echarts@5.4.1, npm/http-proxy-middleware@2.0.6, npm/lightweight-charts@3.8.0

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Alert	Package	Note	Source	CI
Critical CVE	npm/crypto-js@4.1.1	CVE: GHSA-xwcq-pm8m-c4vf crypto-js PBKDF2 1,000 times weaker than specified in 1993 and 1.3M times weaker than current standard (CRITICAL) Affected versions: < 4.2.0 Patched version: 4.2.0	backend/package-lock.json backend/package.json	⚠︎
Critical CVE	npm/mysql2@2.3.3	CVE: GHSA-4rch-2fh8-94vw MySQL2 for Node Arbitrary Code Injection (CRITICAL) Affected versions: < 3.9.7 Patched version: 3.9.7	backend/package-lock.json backend/package.json	⚠︎
Critical CVE	npm/mysql2@2.3.3	CVE: GHSA-fpw7-j2hg-69v5 mysql2 Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the readCodeFor function (CRITICAL) Affected versions: < 3.9.4 Patched version: 3.9.4	backend/package-lock.json backend/package.json	⚠︎

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