chore(deps): bump qs and express #618

dependabot · 2026-01-01T13:57:40Z

Bumps qs and express. These dependencies needed to be updated together.
Updates qs from 6.13.0 to 6.14.1

Changelog

6.14.1

[Fix] ensure arrayLength applies to [] notation as well

[Fix] parse: when a custom decoder returns null for a key, ignore that key

[Refactor] parse: extract key segment splitting helper

[meta] add threat model

[actions] add workflow permissions

[Tests] stringify: increase coverage

[Dev Deps] update eslint, @ljharb/eslint-config, npmignore, es-value-fixtures, for-each, object-inspect

6.14.0

[New] parse: add throwOnParameterLimitExceeded option (#517)

[Refactor] parse: use utils.combine more

[patch] parse: add explicit throwOnLimitExceeded default

[actions] use shared action; re-add finishers

[meta] Fix changelog formatting bug

[Deps] update side-channel

[Dev Deps] update es-value-fixtures, has-bigints, has-proto, has-symbols

[Tests] increase coverage

6.13.1

[Fix] stringify: avoid a crash when a filter key is null

[Fix] utils.merge: functions should not be stringified into keys

[Fix] parse: avoid a crash with interpretNumericEntities: true, comma: true, and iso charset

[Fix] stringify: ensure a non-string filter does not crash

[Refactor] use __proto__ syntax instead of Object.create for null objects

[Refactor] misc cleanup

[Tests] utils.merge: add some coverage

[Tests] fix a test case

[actions] split out node 10-20, and 20+

[Dev Deps] update es-value-fixtures, mock-property, object-inspect, tape

Commits

3fa11a5 v6.14.1
a626704 [Dev Deps] update npmignore
3086902 [Fix] ensure arrayLength applies to [] notation as well
fc7930e [Dev Deps] update eslint, @ljharb/eslint-config
0b06aac [Dev Deps] update @ljharb/eslint-config
64951f6 [Refactor] parse: extract key segment splitting helper
e1bd259 [Dev Deps] update @ljharb/eslint-config
f4b3d39 [eslint] add eslint 9 optional peer dep
6e94d95 [Dev Deps] update eslint, @ljharb/eslint-config, npmignore
973dc3c [actions] add workflow permissions
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Updates express from 4.21.2 to 4.22.1

Release notes

Sourced from express's releases.

v4.22.1

What's Changed

[!IMPORTANT]
The prior release (4.22.0) included an erroneous breaking change related to the extended query parser. There is no actual security vulnerability associated with this behavior (CVE-2024-51999 has been rejected). The change has been fully reverted in this release.

Release: 4.22.1 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6934

Full Changelog: expressjs/express@4.22.0...v4.22.1

4.22.0

Important: Security

Security fix for CVE-2024-51999 (GHSA-pj86-cfqh-vqx6)

What's Changed

Refactor: improve readability by @sazk07 in expressjs/express#6190

ci: add support for Node.js@23.0 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6080

Method functions with no path should error by @wesleytodd in expressjs/express#5957

ci: updated github actions ci workflow by @Phillip9587 in expressjs/express#6323

ci: reorder npm i steps to fix ci for older node versions by @Phillip9587 in expressjs/express#6336

Backport: ci: add node.js 24 to test matrix by @Phillip9587 in expressjs/express#6506

chore(4.x): wider range for query test skip by @jonchurch in expressjs/express#6513

use tilde notation for certain dependencies by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6905

deps: qs@6.14.0 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6909

deps: use tilde notation for qs by @Phillip9587 in expressjs/express#6919

Release: 4.22.0 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6921

Full Changelog: expressjs/express@4.21.2...4.22.0

Changelog

Sourced from express's changelog.

4.22.1 / 2025-12-01

Revert security fix for CVE-2024-51999 (GHSA-pj86-cfqh-vqx6)

4.22.0 / 2025-12-01

Security fix for CVE-2024-51999 (GHSA-pj86-cfqh-vqx6)

deps: use tilde notation for dependencies

deps: qs@6.14.0

Commits

12fae14 4.22.1
5ddf311 Revert "sec: security patch for CVE-2024-51999"
49744ab 4.22.0 (#6921)
6e97452 sec: security patch for CVE-2024-51999
6a23d34 deps: use tilde notation for qs (#6919)
8c12cdf deps: qs@6.14.0 (#6909)
7fea74f deps: use tilde notation for certain dependencies (#6905)
dac7a04 chore: wider range for query test skip (#6513)
997919b ci: add node.js 24 to test matrix (#6506)
36fb59c fix(ci): reorder npm i steps to fix ci for older node versions (#6336)
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Bumps [qs](https://github.com/ljharb/qs) and [express](https://github.com/expressjs/express). These dependencies needed to be updated together. Updates `qs` from 6.13.0 to 6.14.1 - [Changelog](https://github.com/ljharb/qs/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) - [Commits](ljharb/qs@v6.13.0...v6.14.1) Updates `express` from 4.21.2 to 4.22.1 - [Release notes](https://github.com/expressjs/express/releases) - [Changelog](https://github.com/expressjs/express/blob/v4.22.1/History.md) - [Commits](expressjs/express@4.21.2...v4.22.1) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: qs dependency-version: 6.14.1 dependency-type: indirect - dependency-name: express dependency-version: 4.22.1 dependency-type: indirect ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

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4.22.1

🟢 8.8

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1.1.0

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6.14.1

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1.1.0

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