[Snyk] Security upgrade Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory from 6.0.16 to 6.0.35

[mak-thevar]

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

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.Tests/CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.Tests.csproj

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Denial of Service (DoS) SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTEXTENSIONSCACHINGMEMORY-9712660	721

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Summary of Changes

This pull request addresses a security vulnerability (Denial of Service) in the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory NuGet package. It upgrades the package version from 6.0.16 to 6.0.35 in the CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.Tests.csproj file. This resolves the identified vulnerability, as reported by Snyk.

Highlights

• Security Upgrade: The primary purpose of this PR is to upgrade the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory package to address a Denial of Service vulnerability.
• Dependency Update: The Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory package version is updated from 6.0.16 to 6.0.35.
• Snyk Integration: This PR was automatically created by Snyk to fix a detected vulnerability.

Changelog

• CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.Tests/CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.Tests.csproj
  • Upgraded Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory package from version 6.0.16 to 6.0.35 to address a Denial of Service vulnerability.

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Code Review

This pull request updates the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory package to address a denial-of-service vulnerability. The change appears straightforward and necessary.

Summary of Findings

• Package Upgrade: The pull request upgrades the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory package from version 6.0.16 to 6.0.35 to address a denial-of-service vulnerability (SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTEXTENSIONSCACHINGMEMORY-9712660).

Merge Readiness

The pull request addresses a high-severity vulnerability and involves a simple package version update. Given the nature of the fix, it is likely safe to merge after verifying that the tests pass and no unexpected issues arise from the updated package. I am unable to directly approve the pull request, and users should have others review and approve this code before merging.