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Snyk has created this PR to fix 6 vulnerabilities in the yarn dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

  • plugins/entity-feedback-backend/package.json

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Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

Issue Score
medium severity Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
SNYK-JS-TAR-15038581
  210  
medium severity Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation
SNYK-JS-ELLIPTIC-14908844
  146  
high severity UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
SNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEBACKENDPLUGINAPI-15054291
  113  
medium severity Prototype Pollution
SNYK-JS-LODASH-15053838
  88  
medium severity Prototype Pollution
SNYK-JS-LODASHES-15053836
  88  
medium severity Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
SNYK-JS-DIFF-14917201
  62  

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EntelligenceAI PR Summary

This PR converts workspace protocol dependencies to explicit semantic versions in the entity-feedback-backend plugin package.json.

  • Updated @backstage/backend-common to version 0.25.0
  • Updated @backstage/backend-plugin-api to version 1.6.1
  • Updated @backstage/catalog-client to version 0.2.0
  • Updated @backstage/catalog-model to version 0.1.1
  • Updated @backstage/plugin-auth-node to version 0.6.0
  • Retained workspace protocol for @backstage/config and @backstage/plugin-entity-feedback-common

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Summary of Changes

Hello @q1blue, 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, automatically generated by Snyk, addresses multiple security vulnerabilities within the project's yarn dependencies. It updates several @backstage packages to newer versions to mitigate these risks, ensuring the project's continued security posture.

Highlights

  • Dependency Updates: Several @backstage dependencies, including @backstage/backend-common, @backstage/backend-plugin-api, @backstage/catalog-client, @backstage/catalog-model, and @backstage/plugin-auth-node, have been updated to specific versions to address security vulnerabilities.
  • Vulnerability Fixes: This pull request aims to fix 6 identified vulnerabilities, encompassing high and medium severity issues such as 'Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding', 'UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following', 'Prototype Pollution', and 'Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)'.
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This pull request, automatically generated by Snyk, aims to fix several security vulnerabilities by updating dependencies. However, it introduces critical issues that need to be addressed. Most importantly, it severely downgrades @backstage/catalog-client and @backstage/catalog-model, which will likely break the application. Additionally, as noted in the pull request description, the yarn.lock file has not been updated, which is a required step for dependency changes to take effect correctly. Due to these critical problems, it is recommended to reject this pull request and address the vulnerabilities manually. This might involve updating the dependencies across the entire workspace to ensure consistency and avoid breaking changes.

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"@backstage/backend-common": "0.25.0",
"@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "1.6.1",
"@backstage/catalog-client": "0.2.0",
"@backstage/catalog-model": "0.1.1",
"@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "0.6.0",

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This change introduces severe downgrades for several packages and removes the workspace: protocol, which can cause significant issues.

  • @backstage/catalog-client is downgraded from a workspace version compatible with 1.4.3 to 0.2.0.
  • @backstage/catalog-model is downgraded from a workspace version compatible with 1.4.1 to 0.1.1.

These major version downgrades will almost certainly lead to build failures or runtime errors due to breaking API changes.

While other packages are upgraded, pinning versions like this instead of using workspace:^ can lead to version conflicts and maintenance challenges in a monorepo. It seems the automated tool has made an error.

It's recommended to reject these changes and investigate the proper way to resolve the security vulnerabilities, which might involve updating the versions of these packages across the entire workspace rather than pinning them in this one file. Also, as noted in the PR description, the yarn.lock file needs to be updated after any dependency change.

    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
    "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^"

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This PR updates the dependency management strategy for the entity-feedback-backend plugin by converting five Backstage dependencies from workspace protocol references to explicit semantic versions. The affected packages include backend-common (0.25.0), backend-plugin-api (1.6.1), catalog-client (0.2.0), catalog-model (0.1.1), and plugin-auth-node (0.6.0). This change pins these dependencies to specific versions, which is typically done to prepare a package for publication to npm or to ensure consistent dependency resolution across different environments. Two dependencies continue to use the workspace protocol, indicating they remain as internal workspace references.

Changes

File(s) Summary
plugins/entity-feedback-backend/package.json Converted five Backstage dependencies from workspace protocol to explicit semantic versions: @backstage/backend-common (0.25.0), @backstage/backend-plugin-api (1.6.1), @backstage/catalog-client (0.2.0), @backstage/catalog-model (0.1.1), and @backstage/plugin-auth-node (0.6.0). Two dependencies (@backstage/config and @backstage/plugin-entity-feedback-common) remain using workspace protocol.

Sequence Diagram

This diagram shows the interactions between components:

sequenceDiagram
    participant Client
    participant EFB as Entity Feedback Backend
    participant Auth as Auth Node Plugin
    participant CC as Catalog Client
    participant CM as Catalog Model
    participant BC as Backend Common

    Note over EFB: Dependency versions updated:<br/>backend-common: 0.25.0<br/>backend-plugin-api: 1.6.1<br/>catalog-client: 0.2.0<br/>catalog-model: 0.1.1<br/>plugin-auth-node: 0.6.0

    Client->>EFB: Request feedback for entity
    activate EFB
    
    EFB->>Auth: Authenticate request
    activate Auth
    Auth-->>EFB: Authentication result
    deactivate Auth
    
    EFB->>CC: Fetch entity details
    activate CC
    CC->>CM: Validate entity reference
    activate CM
    CM-->>CC: Validated entity
    deactivate CM
    CC-->>EFB: Entity data
    deactivate CC
    
    EFB->>BC: Use common utilities
    activate BC
    BC-->>EFB: Processed data
    deactivate BC
    
    EFB-->>Client: Feedback response
    deactivate EFB
    
    Note over EFB,BC: No functional changes<br/>Only dependency versions updated
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