fix(express): Update express to version 4.21.1 to fix high level severity CVE-2024-45590 (body-parser dependency) #3543
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Update express to version 4.21.1
This version of express uses [email protected] which contains a fix for high level severity CVE-2024-45590
"body-parser is Node.js body parsing middleware. body-parser <1.20.3 is vulnerable to denial of service when url encoding is enabled. A malicious actor using a specially crafted payload could flood the server with a large number of requests, resulting in denial of service. This issue is patched in 1.20.3."
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45590
Link for comparing express 4.19.2 / 4.21.1 releases: expressjs/express@4.19.2...4.21.1