[Snyk] Security upgrade nuxt from 2.15.0 to 3.0.0

[sniperadmin]

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

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• package.json
• package-lock.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

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

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PR Summary:

This PR attempts to upgrade Nuxt from 2.15.0 to 3.0.0 to address a Prototype Pollution vulnerability (SNYK-JS-JSYAML-13961110) in the js-yaml dependency with a priority score of 631.

Review Summary:

Critical issue identified: This upgrade is fundamentally flawed and will break the application. After reviewing the project structure, this is a Vue CLI application, not a Nuxt.js application. Evidence includes the presence of vue.config.js, src/main.js with standard Vue instantiation, and build scripts using vue-cli-service commands. The Nuxt dependency appears unused or experimental. Additionally, upgrading to Nuxt 3 requires Vue 3, but this project uses Vue 2.6.11 with an entire ecosystem of Vue 2 dependencies (bootstrap-vue, vue-router 3, vuex 3, vuelidate). This is not a simple security patch - it would require a complete application rewrite.

The security vulnerability should be addressed either by updating the actual affected package in the dependency chain or by removing the unused Nuxt dependency entirely.

Follow-up suggestions:

• @devloai investigate the dependency tree to identify where js-yaml is actually being used and propose a proper fix
• @devloai check if nuxt can be safely removed from dependencies

[devloai]

Critical: This is NOT a Nuxt.js project - this upgrade will break the application

This project is a Vue CLI application (not a Nuxt.js application), as evidenced by:

• vue.config.js exists (Vue CLI config file)
• src/main.js entry point with new Vue() instantiation
• Scripts use vue-cli-service commands (serve, build, lint)
• No nuxt.config.js file or Nuxt directory structure (pages/, layouts/, etc.)
• The src/ directory structure is standard Vue CLI, not Nuxt

The Nuxt dependency appears to only be used for the dev: "nuxt" script (line 6), which may have been added by mistake or for experimental purposes. However, the actual application is built and served using Vue CLI.

Upgrading to Nuxt 3.0.0 will NOT fix the security vulnerability and will likely break the project:

1. Nuxt 3 requires Vue 3, but this project uses Vue 2.6.11 (line 39)
2. Nuxt 3 requires a complete application rewrite with different file structure and architecture
3. Nuxt 3 no longer provides Vuex integration, but this project uses Vuex extensively (src/store.js)
4. The migration from Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 involves major breaking changes - and this isn't even a Nuxt 2 app to begin with

Recommended action:

• If the js-yaml vulnerability is in a transitive dependency, address it by updating the actual affected package in the dependency chain
• If nuxt is not actually used in your application, remove it from dependencies entirely
• If you genuinely want to migrate to Nuxt, this requires a complete application rewrite, not a simple dependency upgrade

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