[Snyk] Fix for 4 vulnerabilities

[q1blue]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 4 vulnerabilities in the yarn dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• plugins/stack-overflow-backend/package.json

Note for zero-installs users

If you are using the Yarn feature zero-installs that was introduced in Yarn V2, note that this PR does not update the .yarn/cache/ directory meaning this code cannot be pulled and immediately developed on as one would expect for a zero-install project - you will need to run yarn to update the contents of the ./yarn/cache directory.
If you are not using zero-install you can ignore this as your flow should likely be unchanged.

⚠️ Warning

Failed to update the yarn.lock, please update manually before merging.

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation SNYK-JS-ELLIPTIC-14908844	146
	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) SNYK-JS-REMIXRUNROUTER-14908530	134
	Open Redirect SNYK-JS-REACTROUTER-14908286	114
	Open Redirect SNYK-JS-REMIXRUNROUTER-14908287	114

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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 critical security concerns by upgrading specific dependencies within the plugins/stack-overflow-backend module. The primary goal is to remediate four vulnerabilities, including high-severity Cross-site Scripting and Open Redirect issues, by updating @backstage/backend-common and @backstage/plugin-search-common to their patched versions.

Highlights

• Dependency Updates: The pull request updates @backstage/backend-common from workspace:^ to 0.24.1 and @backstage/plugin-search-common from workspace:^ to 0.3.1 in the plugins/stack-overflow-backend/package.json file.
• Vulnerability Fixes: These dependency updates are intended to fix 4 identified vulnerabilities: one medium severity (Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation) and three high severity (Cross-site Scripting (XSS) and Open Redirect).
• Manual yarn.lock Update Required: The yarn.lock file failed to update automatically, requiring a manual update before merging to ensure consistency across environments.
• Zero-Installs Consideration: Users employing Yarn's zero-installs feature will need to run yarn after pulling this PR to update the .yarn/cache/ directory, as it was not updated automatically.

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Code Review

This pull request, automatically generated by Snyk, aims to fix four security vulnerabilities by updating dependencies. However, the proposed changes are problematic for this monorepo. It replaces workspace-relative dependencies (workspace:^) with pinned versions, which goes against the monorepo's dependency management strategy and can cause inconsistencies. More critically, it severely downgrades the @backstage/plugin-search-common package, which will likely break the application. The PR also notes that the yarn.lock file was not updated. I recommend rejecting these changes and addressing the vulnerabilities manually by updating the dependencies across the workspace correctly.

[gemini-code-assist]

These automated dependency changes are incorrect and should be rejected for several reasons:

1. Breaks Monorepo Strategy: Replacing workspace:^ with pinned versions goes against the Yarn workspace dependency strategy, which can lead to version conflicts and maintenance issues.
2. Critical Downgrade: The version of @backstage/plugin-search-common is being downgraded from 1.2.5 (workspace version) to 0.3.1. This is a major regression that will almost certainly break the application.
3. Incomplete Change: The PR description states that yarn.lock was not updated, which is a required step after changing dependencies.

These vulnerabilities should be addressed by performing a proper dependency update across the workspace, not through these problematic pinned versions.

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Walkthrough

Changes

Sequence Diagram

This diagram shows the interactions between components:

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant PM as Package Manager
    participant Local as Local Workspace
    participant Registry as NPM Registry
    participant Plugin as stack-overflow-backend

    Note over Dev,Plugin: Dependency Resolution Change

    Dev->>PM: npm install / yarn install
    
    alt Before Change (workspace:^)
        PM->>Local: Resolve @backstage/backend-common
        Local-->>PM: Return local workspace version
        PM->>Local: Resolve @backstage/plugin-search-common
        Local-->>PM: Return local workspace version
    else After Change (specific versions)
        PM->>Registry: Request @backstage/backend-common@0.24.1
        Registry-->>PM: Return package version 0.24.1
        PM->>Registry: Request @backstage/plugin-search-common@0.3.1
        Registry-->>PM: Return package version 0.3.1
    end
    
    PM->>Plugin: Install resolved dependencies
    Note over Plugin: Dependencies now pinned<br/>to specific versions

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