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	Issue	Score
	Uncaught Exception SNYK-JS-BODYPARSER-21431495	721

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[caniszczyk]

This update includes minor version bumps for body-parser and express, introducing security fixes and some behavioral changes that warrant review.

body-parser 1.20.1 → 1.20.9
This is a patch upgrade. Key changes include:

• 1.20.3: The default depth for parsing URL-encoded data is now 32 (previously Infinity). This could affect applications processing deeply nested objects in POST requests.
• 1.20.6: Invalid limit option values (e.g., unparseable strings) now throw an error instead of being ignored. This improves security by ensuring size limits are enforced.
• Other versions include dependency updates and minor bug fixes.

express 4.18.2 → 4.22.0
This is a minor version upgrade within the same major version. The changes are primarily focused on security and dependency updates:

• 4.19.0 / 4.19.1: Fixed an open redirect vulnerability.
• 4.20.0: Fixed an XSS vulnerability.
• 4.21.1 / 4.21.2: Updated dependencies (cookie, path-to-regexp) to address vulnerabilities.
• 4.22.0: This version initially included a change to the query parser that was later reverted in 4.22.1 because it was an erroneous breaking change.

Recommendation:
While these upgrades do not contain major API removals, the change in body-parser's default parsing depth and stricter limit handling could impact specific use cases. It is recommended to verify that your application is not affected by these changes, especially if you handle complex, nested URL-encoded data or rely on the previous lenient behavior of the limit option. The express updates are primarily for security and should be safe to apply.

Source: body-parser Changelog, express Changelog

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