Update dependency express to v4.22.1

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Change	Age	Confidence
express (source)	4.17.3 → 4.22.1

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Release Notes

expressjs/express (express)

v4.22.1

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v4.22.0

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v4.21.2

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What's Changed

• Add funding field (v4) by @​bjohansebas in #​6065
• deps: path-to-regexp@​0.1.11 by @​blakeembrey in #​5956
• deps: bump path-to-regexp@​0.1.12 by @​jonchurch in #​6209
• Release: 4.21.2 by @​UlisesGascon in #​6094

Full Changelog: expressjs/express@4.21.1...4.21.2

v4.21.1

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What's Changed

• Backport a fix for CVE-2024-47764 to the 4.x branch by @​joshbuker in #​6029
• Release: 4.21.1 by @​UlisesGascon in #​6031

Full Changelog: expressjs/express@4.21.0...4.21.1

v4.21.0

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What's Changed

• Deprecate "back" magic string in redirects by @​blakeembrey in #​5935
• finalhandler@​1.3.1 by @​wesleytodd in #​5954
• fix(deps): serve-static@​1.16.2 by @​wesleytodd in #​5951
• Upgraded dependency qs to 6.13.0 to match qs in body-parser by @​agadzinski93 in #​5946

New Contributors

• @​agadzinski93 made their first contribution in #​5946

Full Changelog: expressjs/express@4.20.0...4.21.0

v4.20.0

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• deps: serve-static@​0.16.0
  • Remove link renderization in html while redirecting
• deps: send@​0.19.0
  • Remove link renderization in html while redirecting
• deps: body-parser@​0.6.0
  • add depth option to customize the depth level in the parser
  • IMPORTANT: The default depth level for parsing URL-encoded data is now 32 (previously was Infinity)
• Remove link renderization in html while using res.redirect
• deps: path-to-regexp@​0.1.10
  • Adds support for named matching groups in the routes using a regex
  • Adds backtracking protection to parameters without regexes defined
• deps: encodeurl@~2.0.0
  • Removes encoding of \, |, and ^ to align better with URL spec
• Deprecate passing options.maxAge and options.expires to res.clearCookie
  • Will be ignored in v5, clearCookie will set a cookie with an expires in the past to instruct clients to delete the cookie

v4.19.2

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• Improved fix for open redirect allow list bypass

v4.19.1

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• Allow passing non-strings to res.location with new encoding handling checks

v4.19.0

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• Prevent open redirect allow list bypass due to encodeurl
• deps: cookie@​0.6.0

v4.18.3

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• Fix routing requests without method
• deps: body-parser@​1.20.2
  • Fix strict json error message on Node.js 19+
  • deps: content-type@~1.0.5
  • deps: raw-body@​2.5.2
• deps: cookie@​0.6.0
  • Add partitioned option

v4.18.2

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• Fix regression routing a large stack in a single route
• deps: body-parser@​1.20.1
  • deps: qs@​6.11.0
  • perf: remove unnecessary object clone
• deps: qs@​6.11.0

v4.18.1

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• Fix hanging on large stack of sync routes

v4.18.0

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• Add "root" option to res.download
• Allow options without filename in res.download
• Deprecate string and non-integer arguments to res.status
• Fix behavior of null/undefined as maxAge in res.cookie
• Fix handling very large stacks of sync middleware
• Ignore Object.prototype values in settings through app.set/app.get
• Invoke default with same arguments as types in res.format
• Support proper 205 responses using res.send
• Use http-errors for res.format error
• deps: body-parser@​1.20.0
  • Fix error message for json parse whitespace in strict
  • Fix internal error when inflated body exceeds limit
  • Prevent loss of async hooks context
  • Prevent hanging when request already read
  • deps: depd@​2.0.0
  • deps: http-errors@​2.0.0
  • deps: on-finished@​2.4.1
  • deps: qs@​6.10.3
  • deps: raw-body@​2.5.1
• deps: cookie@​0.5.0
  • Add priority option
  • Fix expires option to reject invalid dates
• deps: depd@​2.0.0
  • Replace internal eval usage with Function constructor
  • Use instance methods on process to check for listeners
• deps: finalhandler@​1.2.0
  • Remove set content headers that break response
  • deps: on-finished@​2.4.1
  • deps: statuses@​2.0.1
• deps: on-finished@​2.4.1
  • Prevent loss of async hooks context
• deps: qs@​6.10.3
• deps: send@​0.18.0
  • Fix emitted 416 error missing headers property
  • Limit the headers removed for 304 response
  • deps: depd@​2.0.0
  • deps: destroy@​1.2.0
  • deps: http-errors@​2.0.0
  • deps: on-finished@​2.4.1
  • deps: statuses@​2.0.1
• deps: serve-static@​1.15.0
  • deps: send@​0.18.0
• deps: statuses@​2.0.1
  • Remove code 306
  • Rename 425 Unordered Collection to standard 425 Too Early

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Renovate PR Review Results

⚖️ Safety Assessment: ✅ Safe

🔍 Release Content Analysis

Major Security Fix: CVE-2024-47764 - Fixed in Express 4.21.1, addressing a Resource Injection vulnerability in cookie parsing that could lead to Reflected XSS through malicious cookie manipulation.

Key Changes from 4.17.3 to 4.22.1:

• Body Parser depth limit: Default depth for URL-encoded data parsing changed from Infinity to 32 (security improvement)
• Cookie dependency: Updated from 0.4.2 to 0.7.2 (addresses CVE-2024-47764)
• Path-to-regexp: Updated to 0.1.12 with backtracking protection and named matching groups support
• Deprecations: res.clearCookie maxAge/expires options deprecated, "back" magic string in redirects deprecated
• HTTP Status: Removed code 306, renamed status 425 to standard "Too Early"
• Enhanced security: Multiple dependency updates addressing security vulnerabilities

Breaking Changes: None that affect this codebase's usage patterns

🎯 Impact Scope Investigation

Express Usage Analysis:

• api/src/index.js:4: Basic Express server initialization with standard middleware
• api/src/api/v2.js:1: Router creation using express.Router()
• Usage Patterns: Standard Express API server with JSON/URLencoded body parsing, WebSocket support via express-ws

Body Parser Impact:

• Current usage: body_parser.urlencoded({ extended: true }) and body_parser.json()
• Depth limit change (Infinity → 32) is unlikely to affect typical API usage
• No deeply nested URL-encoded data processing detected

Cookie Usage: No direct cookie manipulation found in the codebase - Express handles this transparently

Dependencies: No conflicts detected with express-ws 5.0.2 or other dependencies

💡 Recommended Actions

Immediate:

• ✅ Safe to merge - This is primarily a security update with backward compatibility
• The body parser depth limit change enhances security without breaking existing functionality
• CVE-2024-47764 fix is critical for security

Post-merge Verification:

• Run existing API tests to ensure functionality remains intact
• Monitor for any unexpected behavior in URL-encoded data processing (unlikely)

Future Considerations:

• Consider migrating from body-parser to built-in Express middleware (express.json(), express.urlencoded()) as body-parser is now built into Express
• Review any custom cookie handling if implemented in the future

🔗 Reference Links

• Express 4.21.1 Release Notes
• CVE-2024-47764 Details
• Express Security Updates
• Body Parser Migration Guide

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