[Snyk] Upgrade mongoose from 7.6.11 to 7.8.8

[codingdud]

Snyk has created this PR to upgrade mongoose from 7.6.11 to 7.8.8.

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Issues fixed by the recommended upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Exploit Maturity
	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic SNYK-JS-MONGOOSE-8446504	756	Proof of Concept
	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic SNYK-JS-MONGOOSE-8623536	756	Proof of Concept

Release notes

Package name: mongoose

• 7.8.8 - 2025-12-05
  

  7.8.8 / 2025-12-04

  • fix(bulkWrite): pass overwriteImmutable option to castUpdate fixes #15789 #15782 #15781
  • fix(model): bump version if necessary after successful bulkSave() #15800
• 7.8.7 - 2025-04-30
• 7.8.6 - 2025-01-20
• 7.8.5 - 2025-01-20
• 7.8.4 - 2025-01-13
• 7.8.3 - 2024-11-26
• 7.8.2 - 2024-09-25
• 7.8.1 - 2024-08-19
• 7.8.0 - 2024-07-23
• 7.7.0 - 2024-06-18
• 7.6.13 - 2024-06-05
• 7.6.12 - 2024-05-21
• 7.6.11 - 2024-04-11

from mongoose GitHub release notes

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request automates a critical dependency upgrade for the mongoose package, moving it from version 7.6.11 to 7.8.8. The primary motivation for this update is to patch two high-severity security vulnerabilities identified by Snyk, ensuring the application remains secure and robust against known exploits. This proactive measure helps maintain the project's health by keeping its core database abstraction layer up-to-date.

Highlights

• Mongoose Upgrade: The mongoose package has been upgraded from version 7.6.11 to 7.8.8.
• Security Vulnerability Fixes: This upgrade addresses two high-severity vulnerabilities (SNYK-JS-MONGOOSE-8446504 and SNYK-JS-MONGOOSE-8623536) related to improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic.
• MongoDB Dependency Update: The internal mongodb dependency used by mongoose has also been updated from 5.9.1 to 5.9.2.

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Code Review

This pull request upgrades the mongoose dependency from 7.6.11 to 7.8.8. This is an important update, as it patches two high-severity security vulnerabilities as noted in the pull request description. Since this is a minor version update, no breaking changes are expected. The changes to package.json and package-lock.json are correct. I recommend merging this pull request to improve the security of the project.