I’m dealing with a security vulnerability in webpack-dev-middleware reported as CVE-2024-29180, which involves insufficient URL validation that allows path traversal attacks. Dependabot flagged this issue but cannot update webpack-dev-middleware to a non-vulnerable version due to conflicting dependencies in my project that uses Vue CLI.

The specific conflict arises because @vue/[email protected] requires webpack-dev-middleware@^3.7.2 via [email protected], and the fixed version for the vulnerability starts from 5.3.4.

Given this dependency chain, updating to a secure version seems non-trivial. Here’s more detail on the vulnerability:

1. Affected versions: <= 5.3.3
2. Patched version: 5.3.4

Questions:

• How can I safely update webpack-dev-middleware in a project that depends on @vue/[email protected]?
• Is there a workaround to mitigate this vulnerability without upgrading the entire Vue CLI or webpack stack?
• Can anyone suggest best practices for configuring devServer or devMiddleware to prevent such vulnerabilities in future setups?