[Snyk] Security upgrade org.springframework:spring-web from 3.2.6.RELEASE to 6.2.17

[philvarner-snyk]

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

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• todolist-goof/pom.xml

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Upgrade
	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') SNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORK-15701755	40	org.springframework:spring-web: 3.2.6.RELEASE -> 6.2.17 Major version upgrade No Path Found No Known Exploit

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[philvarner-snyk]

This is a major version upgrade from Spring Framework 3.2 to 6.2, which is a massive leap spanning three major versions (v4, v5, v6) and over a decade of evolution. This upgrade introduces substantial breaking changes that will require significant code and configuration refactoring.

Key Breaking Changes:

• Java Version Requirement: Spring Framework 6.0 requires Java 17 as a minimum baseline. This is a significant jump from Spring 3.2, which was compatible with Java 6.
• Jakarta EE Namespace Migration: Spring 6 has migrated from Java EE to Jakarta EE. This means all javax.* package imports (like javax.servlet and javax.persistence) must be changed to jakarta.*. This is a codebase-wide change that is mandatory.
• Removal of Deprecated Classes: Many classes and methods deprecated in versions 4 and 5 have been removed in Spring 6. This includes several RPC-style remoting features and the org.springframework.orm.hibernate3 package.
• Spring MVC Changes:
  • Trailing slash matching is now disabled by default. A request to GET /endpoint/ will no longer match a @GetMapping("/endpoint").
  • HttpMethod is now a class, not an enum, which may affect switch statements.
  • RestTemplate and its HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory now require Apache HttpClient 5.
• Core Messaging Abstractions Moved: In the upgrade to v4, core messaging abstractions like Message and MessageChannel were moved to the spring-messaging module, requiring import changes.
• Environment and Dependency Upgrades: The upgrade requires newer versions of dependent libraries, such as Tomcat 10+, Jetty 11+, and Hibernate 6.1+.

Recommendation: This is a very high-effort migration that should be treated as a major project, not a simple dependency bump. A phased approach is recommended:

1. First, migrate the application from Spring 3.2 to the latest Spring 4.3 release.
2. Then, migrate from 4.3 to the latest Spring 5.3 release, which requires a Java 8 baseline.
3. Finally, undertake the migration from 5.3 to 6.x, which includes the Java 17 and Jakarta EE changes.

Automated refactoring tools like OpenRewrite can assist with some of the mechanical changes like package renaming.

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[philvarner-snyk]

✅ Snyk checks have passed. No issues have been found so far.

Status	Scan Engine	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (0)
✅	Open Source Security	0	0	0	0	0 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues
✅	Code Security	0	0	0	0	0 issues

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