[Snyk] Upgrade @nrwl/angular from 15.6.2 to 15.9.7

[nejidevelops]

Snyk has created this PR to upgrade @nrwl/angular from 15.6.2 to 15.9.7.

ℹ️ Keep your dependencies up-to-date. This makes it easier to fix existing vulnerabilities and to more quickly identify and fix newly disclosed vulnerabilities when they affect your project.

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• The recommended version is 56 versions ahead of your current version.

• The recommended version was released 2 years ago.

Issues fixed by the recommended upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Exploit Maturity
	Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs SNYK-JS-BABELTRAVERSE-5962462	786	Proof of Concept
	Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop SNYK-JS-BRACES-6838727	786	Proof of Concept
	Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity SNYK-JS-MICROMATCH-6838728	786	No Known Exploit
	Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) SNYK-JS-BABELHELPERS-9397697	786	Proof of Concept

Release notes

Package name: @nrwl/angular

• 15.9.7 - 2023-09-13
• 15.9.6 - 2023-08-25
• 15.9.5 - 2023-08-21
• 15.9.4 - 2023-05-05
• 15.9.3 - 2023-04-27
• 15.9.2 - 2023-03-31
• 15.9.1 - 2023-03-30
• 15.9.0 - 2023-03-30
• 15.9.0-rc.2 - 2023-03-29
• 15.9.0-rc.1 - 2023-03-29
• 15.9.0-rc.0 - 2023-03-28
• 15.9.0-beta.11 - 2023-03-24
• 15.9.0-beta.10 - 2023-03-24
• 15.9.0-beta.9 - 2023-03-23
• 15.9.0-beta.8 - 2023-03-22
• 15.9.0-beta.7 - 2023-03-22
• 15.9.0-beta.6 - 2023-03-20
• 15.9.0-beta.5 - 2023-03-17
• 15.9.0-beta.4 - 2023-03-17
• 15.9.0-beta.3 - 2023-03-16
• 15.9.0-beta.2 - 2023-03-15
• 15.9.0-beta.1 - 2023-03-15
• 15.9.0-beta.0 - 2023-03-10
• 15.8.9 - 2023-03-24
• 15.8.8 - 2023-03-23
• 15.8.7 - 2023-03-17
• 15.8.6 - 2023-03-11
• 15.8.5 - 2023-03-04
• 15.8.4 - 2023-03-03
• 15.8.3 - 2023-03-03
• 15.8.2 - 2023-03-02
• 15.8.1 - 2023-02-28
• 15.8.0 - 2023-02-28
• 15.8.0-beta.9 - 2023-02-28
• 15.8.0-beta.8 - 2023-02-27
• 15.8.0-beta.7 - 2023-02-26
• 15.8.0-beta.6 - 2023-02-24
• 15.8.0-beta.5 - 2023-02-24
• 15.8.0-beta.4 - 2023-02-23
• 15.8.0-beta.3 - 2023-02-23
• 15.8.0-beta.2 - 2023-02-21
• 15.8.0-beta.1 - 2023-02-17
• 15.8.0-beta.0 - 2023-02-16
• 15.7.2 - 2023-02-17
• 15.7.1 - 2023-02-15
• 15.7.0 - 2023-02-14
• 15.7.0-beta.6 - 2023-02-14
• 15.7.0-beta.5 - 2023-02-09
• 15.7.0-beta.4 - 2023-02-08
• 15.7.0-beta.3 - 2023-02-06
• 15.7.0-beta.2 - 2023-02-01
• 15.7.0-beta.0 - 2023-01-26
• 15.7.0-alpha.2 - 2023-01-31
• 15.7.0-alpha.1 - 2023-01-31
• 15.7.0-alpha.0 - 2023-01-30
• 15.6.3 - 2023-01-27
• 15.6.2 - 2023-01-24

from @nrwl/angular GitHub release notes

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Hello @nejidevelops, 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!

Summary of Changes

Hello team, gemini-code-assist here to provide a summary of this pull request. This PR, automatically generated by Snyk, aims to upgrade the @nrwl/angular dependency from version 15.6.2 to 15.9.7. The primary motivation for this upgrade is to address several security vulnerabilities identified by Snyk, including critical, high, and medium severity issues related to incomplete input lists, excessive resource consumption, and regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in underlying dependencies like babel-traverse, braces, and micromatch. The change itself is a straightforward version bump in the package.json file.

Highlights

• Dependency Upgrade: Upgrades the @nrwl/angular package from version 15.6.2 to 15.9.7.
• Security Fixes: Addresses multiple security vulnerabilities (critical, high, and medium) found in dependencies used by @nrwl/angular, as reported by Snyk.
• Automated PR: This pull request was automatically generated by Snyk to propose the dependency upgrade.

Changelog

• package.json
  • Updated the version of @nrwl/angular from 15.6.2 to 15.9.7 (line 33).

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Code Review

This pull request, automatically generated by Snyk, proposes an upgrade of the @nrwl/angular package from version 15.6.2 to 15.9.7. The primary goal is to address several security vulnerabilities, which is a crucial improvement. The change itself is a straightforward version update in package.json.

Summary of Findings

• Security Vulnerability Remediation: The upgrade from @nrwl/angular 15.6.2 to 15.9.7 addresses one critical, two high, and one medium severity vulnerabilities (SNYK-JS-BABELTRAVERSE-5962462, SNYK-JS-BRACES-6838727, SNYK-JS-MICROMATCH-6838728, SNYK-JS-BABELHELPERS-9397697). This is a significant security improvement.
• Potential Risks from Large Version Jump: The update spans approximately 56 intermediate versions of @nrwl/angular. While categorized as a minor version update, such a large jump increases the potential for subtle breaking changes or unexpected behavior. This necessitates comprehensive testing.
• Discrepancy in Automated PR Description: The Snyk-generated pull request description contains a factual error, stating the target version (15.9.7) was released '2 years ago'. According to the provided release notes, version 15.9.7 was released on 2023-09-13. This highlights the need to critically review details in automated messages.

Merge Readiness

This PR is vital for addressing significant security vulnerabilities in @nrwl/angular and its merge is highly encouraged. However, due to the substantial number of intermediate versions being skipped (56 versions) and a noted discrepancy in the automated PR description regarding the target version's release date, it is crucial to conduct thorough testing before merging. This testing should encompass builds, linting, unit tests, E2E tests, and manual QA to ensure no regressions or unexpected issues are introduced into the application or development workflows.

I am not authorized to approve this PR. It is recommended that these comprehensive checks are completed and their success confirmed before proceeding with the merge. Given the potential impact of the large version jump, changes (in the form of thorough testing and subsequent confirmation of stability) are requested.

[gemini-code-assist]

This upgrade to @nrwl/angular from 15.6.2 to 15.9.7 is important as it addresses several security vulnerabilities, including one critical and two high-severity issues.

However, please note the following points that warrant careful consideration:

1. Large Version Jump: The PR description mentions this upgrade spans 56 intermediate versions. While this is a minor version increment (15.x to 15.y), skipping this many releases can potentially introduce subtle breaking changes or unexpected behavior in the Nx build system and related tooling.

2. PR Description Discrepancy: The Snyk PR description states, 'The recommended version was released 2 years ago.' However, the release notes for @nrwl/angular 15.9.7 (visible in the PR description's 'Release notes' section) indicate a release date of 2023-09-13, which is much more recent. This discrepancy in the automated message should be noted.

Given these points, could you please ensure thorough testing is conducted before merging? This due diligence is crucial to confirm compatibility and prevent regressions. Recommended testing includes:
* Successful full project builds (e.g., nx build affected --all or equivalent).
* Passing all linting checks (e.g., nx lint affected --all).
* Successful execution of all unit tests (e.g., nx test affected --all).
* Successful execution of all E2E tests (e.g., nx e2e affected --all).
* Manual Quality Assurance on key application functionalities, particularly any areas heavily reliant on Angular features or Nx schematics/generators if your team uses them extensively.