[Snyk] Security upgrade Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design from 6.0.6 to 6.0.35

[mak-thevar]

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

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• CoreWebApiBoilerPlate/CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.csproj

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Denial of Service (DoS) SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTEXTENSIONSCACHINGMEMORY-9712660	721

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Summary of Changes

This pull request addresses a security vulnerability by upgrading the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design NuGet package from version 6.0.6 to 6.0.35. The update resolves a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability, identified as SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTEXTENSIONSCACHINGMEMORY-9712660, with a severity score of 721. The change impacts the CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.csproj file, where the package version is updated.

Highlights

• Security Upgrade: The primary focus of this PR is to upgrade the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design package to address a known Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability.
• Dependency Update: The Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design package version is updated from 6.0.6 to 6.0.35 in the CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.csproj file.
• Vulnerability Fix: This upgrade aims to resolve the SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTEXTENSIONSCACHINGMEMORY-9712660 vulnerability.

Changelog

• CoreWebApiBoilerPlate/CoreWebApiBoilerPlate.csproj
  • Upgraded Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design package from version 6.0.6 to 6.0.35 to address a Denial of Service vulnerability.

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Code Review

This pull request updates the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design NuGet package to version 6.0.35 to address a denial-of-service vulnerability. The change appears straightforward and necessary for security.

Summary of Findings

• Package Upgrade: The pull request upgrades the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design package to address a known denial-of-service vulnerability. This is a crucial update for maintaining the application's security and stability.

Merge Readiness

The pull request addresses a high-severity vulnerability by upgrading the Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design package. Given the security implications, this change is essential and should be merged after verifying that the upgrade doesn't introduce any unexpected issues. Since I am unable to directly approve the pull request, ensure that other reviewers also approve this code before merging.