refactor: Security upgrade express-rate-limit from 8.2.1 to 8.2.2 by parseplatformorg · Pull Request #10155

refactor: Security upgrade express-rate-limit from 8.2.1 to 8.2.2 by parseplatformorg · Pull Request #10155 · parse-community/parse-server

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

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package.json

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Failed to update the package-lock.json, please update manually before merging.

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

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	Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling SNYK-JS-EXPRESSRATELIMIT-15440710

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- Updated express-rate-limit to version 8.2.2 for bug fixes and improvements.

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parse-github-assistant bot changed the title ~~[Snyk] Security upgrade express-rate-limit from 8.2.1 to 8.2.2~~ refactor: Security upgrade express-rate-limit from 8.2.1 to 8.2.2

Mar 9, 2026

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A patch version bump of the express-rate-limit dependency from 8.2.1 to 8.2.2 in package.json. No code modifications, API changes, or behavioral impacts.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Dependency Update `package.json`	Bumped express-rate-limit from 8.2.1 to 8.2.2 (patch version).

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🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

refactor: Bump express-rate-limit from 7.5.1 to 8.2.1 #10046: Updates the same express-rate-limit dependency to 8.2.2 in package.json.
refactor: Upgrade express-rate-limit from 7.5.0 to 7.5.1 #9824: Also performs a patch version bump to express-rate-limit in package.json (from 7.5.0 to 7.5.1).

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❌ Failed checks (1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	❓ Inconclusive	The PR description lacks the required template structure including Issue, Approach, and Tasks sections; however it provides useful context about the vulnerability fix and security upgrade.	Complete the PR description using the repository template with explicit Issue, Approach, and Tasks sections to improve clarity and maintainability.

✅ Passed checks (2 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately reflects the main change: a security upgrade of express-rate-limit from version 8.2.1 to 8.2.2.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Inline comments:
In `@package.json`:
- Line 35: Update the lockfile to match the package change: regenerate
package-lock.json so the "express-rate-limit": "8.2.2" entry in package.json is
reflected in the lockfile (e.g., run npm install or npm install
express-rate-limit@8.2.2 to update package-lock.json), verify the lock now
references 8.2.2 (not 8.2.1), and commit the updated package-lock.json alongside
package.json before merging.

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package.json

		"deepcopy": "2.1.0",
		"express": "5.2.1",
		"express-rate-limit": "8.2.1",
		"express-rate-limit": "8.2.2",

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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

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🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
# Verify express-rate-limit 8.2.2 exists and check for any security advisories

# Check if version 8.2.2 exists on npm
echo "Checking npm registry for express-rate-limit 8.2.2..."
curl -s https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/8.2.2 | jq '{name: .name, version: .version}'

# Verify package-lock.json is not updated in this PR
echo ""
echo "Checking if package-lock.json exists and was modified..."
if [ -f "package-lock.json" ]; then
  echo "package-lock.json exists - verify it contains express-rate-limit@8.2.2"
  grep -A1 '"express-rate-limit"' package-lock.json | head -5
else
  echo "package-lock.json not found in repository root"
fi

Repository: parse-community/parse-server

Length of output: 436

Regenerate package-lock.json before merging.

The dependency update to express-rate-limit 8.2.2 is correct for the security fix SNYK-JS-EXPRESSRATELIMIT-15440710, but package-lock.json still contains the old version (8.2.1) and must be regenerated to ensure consistent dependency resolution.

PR Title Suggestion:

fix(security): bump express-rate-limit from 8.2.1 to 8.2.2

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@package.json` at line 35, Update the lockfile to match the package change:
regenerate package-lock.json so the "express-rate-limit": "8.2.2" entry in
package.json is reflected in the lockfile (e.g., run npm install or npm install
express-rate-limit@8.2.2 to update package-lock.json), verify the lock now
references 8.2.2 (not 8.2.1), and commit the updated package-lock.json alongside
package.json before merging.