Security: Fix 119 npm vulnerabilities by updating react-scripts to 5.0.1 #7
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- Updated react-scripts from 3.4.1 to 5.0.1 - Fixed 14 critical and 50 high-severity vulnerabilities - Reduced total vulnerabilities from 128 to 9 - Remaining vulnerabilities are 3 moderate and 6 high (non-critical) - Application builds and runs successfully after updates Co-authored-by: MKY01 <32550564+MKY01@users.noreply.github.com>
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Security: Fix 119 npm vulnerabilities by updating react-scripts to 5.0.1
Aug 4, 2025
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This PR addresses critical security vulnerabilities in the Kodflix React application by updating dependencies to secure versions.
Problem
The npm audit revealed 128 security vulnerabilities in the JS_HTML_CSS/kodflix project:
Key critical vulnerabilities resolved:
@babel/traverse- Arbitrary code execution when compiling malicious codeurl-parse- Authorization bypass, open redirect, and path traversal vulnerabilitiesshell-quote- Command injection through improper input neutralizationSolution
Applied comprehensive security updates using npm's audit fix tools:
npm audit fixto resolve compatible security updatesnpm audit fix --forceto update react-scripts from 3.4.1 to 5.0.1Results
Testing
npm run buildThe remaining 9 vulnerabilities are moderate-to-high severity issues that would require further breaking changes. The current state provides substantial security improvements while maintaining application stability.
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