[Snyk] Fix for 3 vulnerabilities

[Robthreefold]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 3 vulnerabilities in the npm dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• package.json
• package-lock.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Infinite loop SNYK-JS-BRACEEXPANSION-15789759	555
	Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) SNYK-JS-PATHTOREGEXP-15789761	545
	Prototype Pollution SNYK-JS-HANDLEBARS-15789775	380

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[Robthreefold]

This upgrade includes a major version update for the tap testing framework, which introduces significant breaking changes. The other two packages, express and express-fileupload, have low-risk updates.

Top Impactful Upgrades

• tap (5.8.0 → 18.0.0) - ⚠️ HIGH RISK

  This is a massive jump across 13 major versions, representing a complete overhaul of the testing framework. Significant migration effort is required.

  Key Breaking Changes:

  • Complete Rewrite: As of v18, tap has been rewritten in TypeScript with a new plugin-based architecture and native ESM support.
  • Node.js Support: Support for Node.js versions below 10 has been dropped.
  • Configuration: Configuration files (.taprc, package.json) have a new, stricter format.
  • Coverage: Coverage is now enabled by default using c8 instead of nyc, and 100% coverage is enforced by default.
  • API Changes: Numerous APIs have changed. For example, t.beforeEach and t.afterEach no longer accept callback arguments and instead return a promise.

  Recommendation: Migrating tests from tap v5 to v18 will be a substantial effort. This should be handled in a separate, dedicated task to rewrite the test suite according to the new API and configuration standards.
  Source: Changelog, Upgrade Guide

• express-fileupload (0.0.5 → 1.1.10) - LOW RISK

  While this is a major version upgrade, the primary breaking change introduced in v1.0.0 related to the md5 property was reverted in v1.1.1. Since the target version is 1.1.10, the behavior remains consistent with the original v0.0.5.
  Source: NPM Documentation

• express (4.12.4 → 4.22.0) - LOW RISK

  This is a minor version update within the stable Express 4.x release line. The changelogs show no breaking API changes, consisting mainly of bug fixes, performance improvements, and dependency updates.
  Source: GitHub History

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[Robthreefold]

⛔ Snyk checks have failed. 6 issues have been found so far.

Status	Scan Engine	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (6)
⛔	Open Source Security	0	3	3	0	6 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues
✅	Code Security	0	0	0	0	0 issues

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[Robthreefold]

⛔ Snyk checks have failed. 6 issues have been found so far.

Status	Scan Engine	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (6)
⛔	Open Source Security	0	3	3	0	6 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues

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[Robthreefold]

⛔ Snyk checks have failed. 6 issues have been found so far.

Status	Scan Engine	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (6)
⛔	Open Source Security	0	3	3	0	6 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues

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[Robthreefold]

⛔ Snyk checks have failed. 6 issues have been found so far.

Status	Scan Engine	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (6)
⛔	Open Source Security	0	3	3	0	6 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues

💻 Catch issues earlier using the plugins for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, and Eclipse.

[Robthreefold]

⛔ Snyk checks have failed. 6 issues have been found so far.

Status	Scan Engine	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (6)
⛔	Open Source Security	0	3	3	0	6 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues

💻 Catch issues earlier using the plugins for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, and Eclipse.

[Robthreefold]

⛔ Snyk checks have failed. 6 issues have been found so far.

Status	Scan Engine	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (6)
⛔	Open Source Security	0	3	3	0	6 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues

💻 Catch issues earlier using the plugins for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, and Eclipse.