[Snyk] Security upgrade unified-args from 4.0.0 to 9.0.0

[saurabharch]

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

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• tools/remark-cli/package.json
• tools/remark-cli/package-lock.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Prototype Pollution SNYK-JS-JSYAML-13961110	631

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Summary of Changes

Hello @saurabharch, I'm Gemini Code Assist¹! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request focuses on enhancing the security posture of the project by performing a critical dependency upgrade. The primary goal is to resolve a known 'Prototype Pollution' vulnerability by updating the unified-args package to its latest major version. This change cascades through the dependency graph, bringing many other packages up-to-date, thereby improving overall stability and security without introducing new features or functional changes to the application itself.

Highlights

• Security Upgrade: The unified-args dependency has been upgraded from version 4.0.0 to 9.0.0 to address a security vulnerability.
• Vulnerability Fixed: This upgrade specifically fixes a 'Prototype Pollution' vulnerability (SNYK-JS-JSYAML-13961110) found in the js-yaml transitive dependency, which was updated from 3.10.0 to 4.1.0.
• Dependency Updates: The major version bump of unified-args has led to a significant refresh of the dependency tree, updating numerous other packages and introducing new ones to ensure compatibility and leverage newer features/fixes.

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Code Review

This pull request from Snyk upgrades unified-args from version 4.0.0 to 9.0.0 to resolve a medium-severity Prototype Pollution vulnerability. While this is a valuable security fix, the update spans several major versions and introduces breaking changes. The primary risk is that the remark-cli tool may break due to changes in command-line argument parsing. There is also a new minimum Node.js version requirement (12.20) from this dependency that could cause compatibility issues. Thorough testing is strongly recommended before merging.

[gemini-code-assist]

This major version upgrade for unified-args from ^4.0.0 to ^9.0.0 is a breaking change. Thorough testing of remark-cli is essential to prevent regressions in command-line argument parsing and overall functionality. Furthermore, unified-args@9.0.0 requires Node.js version 12.20 or later. This new requirement may be incompatible with the project's supported Node.js versions, potentially causing build or runtime failures in older environments.