[Snyk] Security upgrade web-ext from 4.3.0 to 5.2.0

[saurabharch]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 3 vulnerabilities in the npm dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• packages/react-devtools-extensions/package.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Interpretation Conflict SNYK-JS-NODEFORGE-14114940	751
	Uncontrolled Recursion SNYK-JS-NODEFORGE-14125745	721
	Integer Overflow or Wraparound SNYK-JS-NODEFORGE-14125097	601

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Summary of Changes

Hello @saurabharch, I'm Gemini Code Assist¹! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request is an automated security update initiated by Snyk, aiming to enhance the project's security posture by upgrading a key dependency. The update targets several identified vulnerabilities, ensuring the application remains robust against known exploits. The change is focused on a single package manifest file, reflecting a direct and contained security improvement.

Highlights

• Security Vulnerability Fixes: This pull request addresses three security vulnerabilities: a critical 'Interpretation Conflict', a high severity 'Uncontrolled Recursion', and a medium severity 'Integer Overflow or Wraparound', all related to the node-forge package.
• Dependency Upgrade: The web-ext dependency has been upgraded from version 4.3.0 to 5.2.0 to remediate the identified vulnerabilities.
• Automated PR: This pull request was automatically generated by Snyk to propose the necessary security upgrades.

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Code Review

This pull request correctly upgrades web-ext to version 5.2.0 to address several security vulnerabilities. This is a major version upgrade, and Snyk has flagged it as a potential breaking change. Therefore, it is crucial to thoroughly test the Firefox extension's build and testing workflows to ensure no regressions have been introduced. I have also added a suggestion to move web-ext to devDependencies, as it appears to be a development tool.

[gemini-code-assist]

The web-ext package is a tool for building and testing WebExtensions. As it seems to be used only for development and testing purposes in this project, it would be more appropriate to list it under devDependencies rather than dependencies. This change would involve moving this line to the devDependencies section and, since it's the only dependency, removing the dependencies block altogether.