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Snyk has created this PR to fix 7 vulnerabilities in the yarn dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

  • plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/package.json

Note 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 run yarn to update the contents of the ./yarn/cache directory.
If you are not using zero-install you can ignore this as your flow should likely be unchanged.

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Failed to update the yarn.lock, please update manually before merging.

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

Issue Score
high severity Symlink Attack
SNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEPLUGINSCAFFOLDERNODE-15054276
  258  
medium severity Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
SNYK-JS-TAR-15038581
  210  
medium severity Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation
SNYK-JS-ELLIPTIC-14908844
  146  
high severity UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
SNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEBACKENDPLUGINAPI-15054291
  113  
medium severity Prototype Pollution
SNYK-JS-LODASH-15053838
  88  
medium severity Prototype Pollution
SNYK-JS-LODASHES-15053836
  88  
medium severity Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
SNYK-JS-DIFF-14917201
  62  

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This PR pins Backstage dependencies to explicit versions in the scaffolder-backend-module-sentry plugin package.json.

  • Changed '@backstage/config' from 'workspace:^' to '0.1.1'
  • Changed '@backstage/errors' from 'workspace:^' to '0.1.1'
  • Changed '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node' from 'workspace:^' to '0.11.2'
  • Transitions from dynamic workspace references to fixed version specifications for controlled dependency management

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Summary of Changes

Hello @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 addressing 7 identified vulnerabilities within the plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry package. It achieves this by upgrading several @backstage dependencies to their patched versions, thereby mitigating various security risks.

Highlights

  • Dependency Updates: Upgraded @backstage/config and @backstage/errors to version 0.1.1, and @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node to version 0.11.2 in plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/package.json.
  • Vulnerability Resolution: These dependency upgrades resolve 7 identified security vulnerabilities, including high-severity Symlink Attacks (SNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEPLUGINSCAFFOLDERNODE-15054276, SNYK-JS-BACKSTAGEBACKENDPLUGINAPI-15054291) and medium-severity issues such as Prototype Pollution (SNYK-JS-LODASH-15053838, SNYK-JS-LODASHES-15053836), Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) (SNYK-JS-DIFF-14917201), Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding (SNYK-JS-TAR-15038581), and Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation (SNYK-JS-ELLIPTIC-14908844).
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This automated pull request from Snyk attempts to fix vulnerabilities by pinning dependencies. However, the changes are incorrect for this monorepo. It replaces workspace:^ with pinned versions, which is the wrong approach for workspace packages. Crucially, it downgrades @backstage/config and @backstage/errors to very old versions, which will break the build. The PR also failed to update yarn.lock. These changes should be rejected. The vulnerabilities should be addressed using resolutions in the root package.json.

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"@backstage/config": "0.1.1",
"@backstage/errors": "0.1.1",
"@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "0.11.2"
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These automated dependency changes are incorrect and will break the package. In a Backstage monorepo, packages within the workspace must use workspace:^ to ensure they use the correct version from the monorepo. Pinning to specific versions breaks this convention.

Furthermore, the versions being pinned are problematic:

  • @backstage/config: This is a severe downgrade to 0.1.1. The version in the workspace is 1.0.8.
  • @backstage/errors: This is also a severe downgrade to 0.1.1. The version in the workspace is 1.2.1.

These changes should be reverted. To fix the security vulnerabilities, you should use resolutions in the root package.json to target the specific vulnerable transitive dependencies.

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"@backstage/config": "0.1.1",
"@backstage/errors": "0.1.1",
"@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "0.11.2"
"@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^"

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This PR updates the dependency management strategy for the scaffolder-backend-module-sentry plugin by replacing workspace protocol references with explicit version numbers. Three Backstage dependencies are affected: '@backstage/config' and '@backstage/errors' are pinned to version 0.1.1, while '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node' is pinned to version 0.11.2. This change transitions from dynamic workspace references (workspace:^) to fixed version specifications, which is typically done to prepare a package for external publication or to establish stricter dependency version control across the project.

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File(s) Summary
plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/package.json Replaced workspace protocol references with explicit version numbers for three Backstage dependencies: '@backstage/config' and '@backstage/errors' pinned to '0.1.1', and '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node' pinned to '0.11.2'.

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sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant PM as Package Manager
    participant Registry as NPM Registry
    
    Note over Dev,Registry: Dependency Version Pinning Change
    
    Dev->>PM: Update package.json<br/>(pin dependency versions)
    
    Note over PM: Dependencies changed:<br/>@backstage/config: workspace:^ → 0.1.1<br/>@backstage/errors: workspace:^ → 0.1.1<br/>@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node: workspace:^ → 0.11.2
    
    Dev->>PM: npm install / yarn install
    PM->>Registry: Fetch @backstage/config@0.1.1
    Registry-->>PM: Return package
    PM->>Registry: Fetch @backstage/errors@0.1.1
    Registry-->>PM: Return package
    PM->>Registry: Fetch @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node@0.11.2
    Registry-->>PM: Return package
    
    PM-->>Dev: Dependencies installed<br/>(now using pinned versions)
    
    Note over Dev,Registry: No runtime behavior changes<br/>Only dependency resolution changes
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