From 67d0aa76a1dc9a28570afbcb8ee623d98cf5b207 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "dependabot[bot]" <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:16:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(deps): bump express-rate-limit from 7.5.1 to 8.4.1 in
 /Backend

Bumps [express-rate-limit](https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit) from 7.5.1 to 8.4.1.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/compare/v7.5.1...v8.4.1)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: express-rate-limit
  dependency-version: 8.4.1
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
---
 Backend/package-lock.json | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 Backend/package.json      |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Backend/package-lock.json b/Backend/package-lock.json
index 30bf96a..b7831bd 100644
--- a/Backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/Backend/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
         "express": "^4.22.1",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^8.4.1",
         "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
         "helmet": "^7.1.0",
         "ioredis": "^5.3.2",
@@ -4293,10 +4293,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
-      "version": "7.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7iN8iPMDzOMHPUYllBEsQdWVB6fPDMPqwjBaFrgr4Jgr/+okjvzAy+UHlYYL/Vs0OsOrMkwS6PJDkFlJwoxUnw==",
+      "version": "8.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-8.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NGVYwQSAyEQgzxX1iCM978PP9AdO/hW93gMcF6ZwQCm+rFvLsBH6w4xcXWTcliS8La5EPRN3p9wzItqBwJrfNw==",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ip-address": "10.1.0"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 16"
       },
@@ -5147,6 +5150,15 @@
         "ioredis": "^5"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ip-address": {
+      "version": "10.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-address/-/ip-address-10.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XXADHxXmvT9+CRxhXg56LJovE+bmWnEWB78LB83VZTprKTmaC5QfruXocxzTZ2Kl0DNwKuBdlIhjL8LeY8Sf8Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",
diff --git a/Backend/package.json b/Backend/package.json
index 047af04..6d46c51 100644
--- a/Backend/package.json
+++ b/Backend/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "express": "^4.22.1",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^8.4.1",
     "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
     "helmet": "^7.1.0",
     "ioredis": "^5.3.2",