[Snyk] Upgrade mongoose from 8.5.3 to 8.18.1

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Snyk has created this PR to upgrade mongoose from 8.5.3 to 8.18.1.

ℹ️ Keep your dependencies up-to-date. This makes it easier to fix existing vulnerabilities and to more quickly identify and fix newly disclosed vulnerabilities when they affect your project.

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• The recommended version is 53 versions ahead of your current version.

• The recommended version was released 22 days ago.

Issues fixed by the recommended upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Exploit Maturity
	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic SNYK-JS-MONGOOSE-8446504	649	No Known Exploit
	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic SNYK-JS-MONGOOSE-8623536	649	Proof of Concept

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