Fix: Upgrade lodash to address Prototype Pollution vulnerability

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Fix: Upgrade lodash to address Prototype Pollution vulnerability

Vulnerability Details

• Title: Prototype Pollution in lodash
• Package: lodash
• Current version: 4.17.4
• Patched version: 4.17.21
• Severity: High
• Project type: npm
• Exploit maturity: unknown

Summary of Changes

This pull request upgrades the lodash dependency from version 4.17.4 to 4.17.21 to address a High severity Prototype Pollution vulnerability.

What was changed:

• Updated lodash version in package.json from 4.17.4 to 4.17.21
• Updated package-lock.json with the new dependency tree

Vulnerability Background

Prototype Pollution is a vulnerability that affects JavaScript applications when an attacker can inject properties into existing JavaScript language construct prototypes, such as objects. This can lead to denial of service, remote code execution, or property injection attacks.

The lodash library versions prior to 4.17.21 contained prototype pollution vulnerabilities that have been patched in the newer version.

Testing Status

• ✅ npm install completed successfully with the new lodash version
• ❌ npm test could not be executed due to Snyk authentication requirements
• ✅ No breaking changes expected as this is a patch-level security update
• ✅ Package-lock.json updated correctly with new dependency tree

Verification Steps

1. Upgraded lodash from 4.17.4 to 4.17.21 in package.json
2. Ran npm install to update dependencies - completed successfully
3. Verified package-lock.json was updated with new version
4. Committed changes with descriptive commit message

Risk Assessment

• Risk Level: Low - This is a patch-level security update
• Breaking Changes: None expected
• Dependencies: No other packages require the vulnerable lodash version

References

• Snyk Vulnerability Database entry for lodash Prototype Pollution
• lodash release notes for version 4.17.21

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Link to Devin run: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/5c328ccccdee4dd78281a28848eab8bf
Requested by: Shawn Azman ([email protected])

This PR follows the Snyk Vulnerability Remediation Playbook for addressing security vulnerabilities in dependencies.

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