[Snyk] Security upgrade express from 4.16.0 to 4.22.0

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Snyk has created this PR to fix 1 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
	Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling SNYK-JS-QS-15268416	62

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This upgrade to express@4.22.0 carries a medium risk due to an unintentional breaking change in the target version.

Key Changes:

• Query Parser Change: Version 4.22.0 included an erroneous breaking change related to the extended query parser. This could alter how your application handles and parses incoming query strings. This change was reverted in version 4.22.1 due to its breaking nature. [6, 7, 11]
• New Features: Version 4.17.0 added express.raw() and express.text() middleware, providing built-in alternatives to the body-parser module for raw and text payloads. [1, 5]
• Security Fixes: The versions between 4.16.0 and 4.22.0 include numerous security patches and dependency updates. [8]

Recommendation:
Given that the target version 4.22.0 contains a known breaking change, it is highly recommended to test query string parsing functionality thoroughly. A safer approach would be to upgrade directly to express@4.22.1 or a later version to avoid this specific issue.

Source: Express.js GitHub Releases

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✅ Snyk checks have passed. No issues have been found so far.

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✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues

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