[Snyk] Upgrade @types/axios from 0.14.0 to 0.14.4

[nejidevelops]

Snyk has created this PR to upgrade @types/axios from 0.14.0 to 0.14.4.

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Issues fixed by the recommended upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Exploit Maturity
	Prototype Pollution SNYK-JS-XML2JS-5414874	372	Proof of Concept

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request updates the @types/axios dependency in the backend/package.json file. The primary motivation is to address a known vulnerability and keep the project's dependencies current. This ensures the project benefits from the latest fixes and improvements in the type definitions for Axios.

Highlights

• Dependency Upgrade: This PR upgrades the @types/axios dependency from version 0.14.0 to 0.14.4.
• Security Fix: The upgrade addresses a medium severity Prototype Pollution vulnerability (SNYK-JS-XML2JS-5414874).
• Automated PR: This pull request was automatically created by Snyk to keep dependencies up-to-date and address potential security issues.

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Changelog

• backend/package.json
  • Upgraded @types/axios from version 0.14.0 to 0.14.4 to address a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.

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Code Review

This pull request, automatically generated by Snyk, upgrades @types/axios but misses the more critical issue. The axios package itself is on version 0.18.0, which is severely outdated and has known high-severity vulnerabilities (e.g., SSRF). Furthermore, the @types/axios package is deprecated, as modern versions of axios bundle their own type definitions. I recommend closing this PR and creating a new one to upgrade axios to a secure version (e.g., ^1.7.2) and remove the @types/axios dependency entirely.

[gemini-code-assist]

This change upgrades @types/axios, but this package is deprecated and should be removed. Modern versions of axios include their own type definitions.

More critically, the axios version used in this project (0.18.0) is outdated and has known security vulnerabilities (e.g., SSRF - CVE-2020-15824). The Snyk report is misleading as this change does not address the real security risk.

I strongly recommend closing this PR and instead:

1. Upgrading axios to a recent, secure version (e.g., ^1.7.2).
2. Removing the @types/axios dependency completely.