Fix Snyk vulnerabilities and validate via build/tests

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Fix Snyk Vulnerabilities and Validate via Build/Tests

Summary

This PR implements a comprehensive Snyk vulnerability remediation for the nodejs-goof demo application, achieving a 73.3% reduction in vulnerabilities (from 465 to 124 total vulnerabilities). The changes include major dependency updates for critical production packages and a documented ignore policy for dev-only dependencies.

Key Changes:

• ✅ Total vulnerabilities found: 465 (5 critical, 212 high, 106 medium, 142 low)
• 🔧 What was fixed: 56 unique vulnerability types through manual dependency updates
  • Updated 18 critical production dependencies including adm-zip, express, lodash, marked, mongoose, ejs, body-parser, jquery, and more
  • Applied both automatic npm install and manual version pinning strategies
• 🚫 What was ignored: 3 dev-only dependencies (babel-traverse, istanbul-reports) and 9 vulnerabilities with no available fixes, all documented in .snyk policy with justification
• 🧪 Build status: ✅ npm run build passes successfully, application compiles without errors

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

⚠️ HIGH RISK - 5 Critical Items to Verify:

• End-to-end functional testing: Start the application (npm start) and test core functionality (todo creation, file upload, user authentication) - many major dependency version jumps occurred
• Database connectivity: Verify both MongoDB and MySQL connections work correctly after Mongoose/TypeORM updates
• Template rendering: Test all template engines (EJS, Handlebars, Dust.js) since all were updated with breaking changes
• File upload functionality: Validate express-fileupload still works despite remaining vulnerabilities that couldn't be fixed
• Review ignored vulnerabilities: Confirm that babel-traverse and istanbul-reports are truly dev-only and the remaining unfixable vulnerabilities are acceptable risk

Recommended Test Plan:

1. npm start and verify app launches on port 3001
2. Navigate to localhost:3001 and test todo list functionality
3. Test file upload feature and user management
4. Run npm run build to confirm browserify compilation works
5. Check network requests don't reveal any obvious errors

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Diagram

%%{ init : { "theme" : "default" }}%%
graph TB
    subgraph "Application Layer"
        app["app.js"]:::context
        routes["routes/index.js"]:::context
        views["views/*.ejs,*.hbs"]:::context
    end
    
    subgraph "Configuration Files"
        pkg["package.json"]:::major-edit
        lock["package-lock.json"]:::major-edit
        snyk[".snyk"]:::major-edit
    end
    
    subgraph "Dependencies (Updated)"
        express["express 4.12.4→4.18.2"]:::major-edit
        mongoose["mongoose 4.2.4→6.10.0"]:::major-edit
        ejs["ejs 1.0.0→3.1.8"]:::major-edit
        lodash["lodash 4.17.4→4.17.21"]:::major-edit
        marked["marked 0.3.5→4.3.0"]:::major-edit
    end
    
    subgraph "Ignored (Dev-only)"
        babel["babel-traverse"]:::minor-edit
        istanbul["istanbul-reports"]:::minor-edit
    end
    
    app --> express
    routes --> mongoose
    views --> ejs
    pkg --> express
    pkg --> mongoose
    pkg --> ejs
    pkg --> lodash
    pkg --> marked
    
    subgraph Legend
        L1["Major Edit"]:::major-edit
        L2["Minor Edit"]:::minor-edit  
        L3["Context/No Edit"]:::context
    end
    
    classDef major-edit fill:#90EE90
    classDef minor-edit fill:#87CEEB
    classDef context fill:#FFFFFF

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Notes

• Session Info: Requested by Shawn Azman (@ShawnAzman) - Devin Session
• Breaking Change Risk: This PR includes major version updates for core dependencies (EJS 1.x→3.x, Mongoose 4.x→6.x) which likely contain breaking changes
• Vulnerability Context: This is a deliberately vulnerable demo application, so some remaining vulnerabilities are expected and acceptable
• Testing Limitation: The npm test command runs Snyk scans, not functional tests, so application functionality must be manually verified
• Legacy Compatibility: Used --legacy-peer-deps flag to resolve dependency conflicts, which may mask compatibility issues

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Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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