[Snyk] Fix for 1 vulnerabilities

[harrykimpel]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 1 vulnerabilities in the npm dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• package.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling SNYK-JS-QS-15268416	590

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[harrykimpel]

⛔ Snyk checks have failed. 3 issues have been found so far.

Status	Scanner	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (3)
⛔	Open Source Security	0	0	3	0	3 issues

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Pull request overview

This PR addresses a security vulnerability (SNYK-JS-QS-15268416: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) by upgrading three npm packages in the Goof demo application - a deliberately vulnerable Node.js application used for Snyk security testing.

Changes:

• Upgrades body-parser from 1.9.0 to 1.20.4 to fix the qs vulnerability
• Upgrades express from 4.12.4 to 4.22.0 (transitive dependency fix)
• Upgrades tap from ^11.1.3 to ^18.0.0 (testing framework update)

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The tap package is a testing framework and should be listed in devDependencies rather than dependencies. This package doesn't appear to be used anywhere in the application code, and testing dependencies should not be included in production builds.

[Copilot]

This PR updates express from 4.12.4 to 4.22.0, a significant jump across multiple minor versions. While this fixes the security vulnerability, this may introduce breaking changes or behavioral differences. The PR should include verification that the application still functions correctly, particularly:

1. The body-parser middleware API (which was integrated into express in later versions)
2. Route handler behavior and error handling
3. Cookie and session handling

Additionally, consider adding a package-lock.json file to ensure consistent dependency resolution across environments.