[Snyk] Fix for 6 vulnerabilities #10704
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The following vulnerabilities are fixed with an upgrade: - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-TAR-15038581 - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ELLIPTIC-14908844 - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEBACKENDPLUGINAPI-15054291 - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LODASH-15053838 - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LODASHES-15053836 - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DIFF-14917201
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Summary of ChangesHello @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, focuses on enhancing the security posture of the project by updating several key dependencies. The changes primarily involve pinning Highlights
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WalkthroughThis pull request updates the dependency management strategy in the backend-app-api package by replacing workspace protocol references with explicit version numbers for seven Backstage packages. The affected packages include backend-common (0.24.1), backend-plugin-api (1.6.1), backend-tasks (0.6.1), config-loader (0.6.10), plugin-auth-node (0.1.0), and plugin-permission-node (0.1.0). Additionally, the lodash dependency is upgraded from version 4.17.21 to 4.17.23, which likely addresses known security vulnerabilities. This transition from workspace dependencies to pinned versions typically indicates preparation for package publishing or production deployment, ensuring consistent and reproducible builds across different environments. Changes
Sequence DiagramThis diagram shows the interactions between components: sequenceDiagram
participant Dev as Developer
participant PM as Package Manager
participant Reg as NPM Registry
participant App as backend-app-api
Dev->>PM: Update package.json dependencies
Note over Dev,PM: Convert workspace:^ to fixed versions<br/>Update lodash to 4.17.23
Dev->>PM: npm install / yarn install
activate PM
PM->>Reg: Resolve @backstage/backend-common@0.24.1
Reg-->>PM: Return package metadata
PM->>Reg: Resolve @backstage/backend-plugin-api@1.6.1
Reg-->>PM: Return package metadata
PM->>Reg: Resolve @backstage/backend-tasks@0.6.1
Reg-->>PM: Return package metadata
PM->>Reg: Resolve lodash@^4.17.23
Reg-->>PM: Return package metadata
PM->>PM: Build dependency tree
PM->>PM: Install packages to node_modules
PM-->>App: Dependencies installed
deactivate PM
Note over App: backend-app-api now uses<br/>fixed versions instead of<br/>workspace references
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Code Review
This pull request, automatically generated by Snyk, aims to fix several vulnerabilities by updating dependencies. However, the proposed changes to package.json are problematic for this monorepo. The PR replaces workspace:^ specifiers with pinned versions, including several significant downgrades, which will likely break the build and defeats the purpose of using yarn workspaces. These changes should be rejected.
Additionally, as noted in the PR description, the yarn.lock file has not been updated. This is a critical omission. Any dependency changes must be accompanied by an updated lock file to ensure consistent and correct dependency resolution.
The recommended course of action is to close this PR and address the vulnerabilities by updating the dependencies correctly within the yarn workspace structure, ensuring yarn.lock is updated and committed.
| "@backstage/backend-common": "0.24.1", | ||
| "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "1.6.1", | ||
| "@backstage/backend-tasks": "0.6.1", | ||
| "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^", | ||
| "@backstage/config": "workspace:^", | ||
| "@backstage/config-loader": "workspace:^", | ||
| "@backstage/config-loader": "0.6.10", | ||
| "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "workspace:^", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "0.1.0", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "0.1.0", |
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This automated change from Snyk seems to be mishandling the yarn workspace setup. It's replacing workspace:^ dependencies with pinned versions. This breaks the monorepo's dependency management strategy and can lead to several issues:
- Inconsistent versions: Packages within the monorepo will no longer use the version from the workspace, leading to inconsistencies and potential bugs.
- Incorrect downgrades: Some of the pinned versions are significant downgrades from the versions currently in the workspace, which will likely cause compilation or runtime errors. For example:
@backstage/config-loaderis being downgraded from1.4.0-next.0to0.6.10.@backstage/plugin-auth-nodeis being downgraded from0.2.17-next.0to0.1.0.@backstage/plugin-permission-nodeis being downgraded from0.7.11-next.0to0.1.0.
- Maintenance overhead: Manually managing these versions will be difficult in the long run.
The correct way to fix these vulnerabilities is likely to update the affected packages across the entire workspace or update the root dependencies and then run yarn to propagate the changes.
I recommend reverting these changes to the workspace dependencies. The lodash upgrade on line 54 seems correct, but it should be applied along with an update to yarn.lock.
"@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/config-loader": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "workspace:^"
Snyk has created this PR to fix 6 vulnerabilities in the yarn dependencies of this project.
Snyk changed the following file(s):
packages/backend-app-api/package.jsonNote 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 runyarnto update the contents of the./yarn/cachedirectory.If you are not using zero-install you can ignore this as your flow should likely be unchanged.
Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:
SNYK-JS-TAR-15038581
SNYK-JS-ELLIPTIC-14908844
SNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEBACKENDPLUGINAPI-15054291
SNYK-JS-LODASH-15053838
SNYK-JS-LODASHES-15053836
SNYK-JS-DIFF-14917201
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This PR transitions backend-app-api dependencies from workspace protocol references to explicit version numbers and updates lodash for security.