fix: add npm override for axios (CVE-2025-58754)

[jignaciopm]

Summary

Add npm overrides for axios to address CVE-2025-58754 (Denial of Service via massive data schemas in Node.js).

CVSS: 7.5 (High)

Why npm overrides instead of bumping frontend-platform?

The vulnerable axios version (1.9.0) is a transitive dependency of @edx/frontend-platform. The fix was shipped in frontend-platform v8.5.5+ (axios ≥1.13.5), but this MFE's release branch pins frontend-platform ^8.3.1.

Bumping frontend-platform from 8.3.x to 8.5.x on a frozen release branch carries risk of breaking changes that were not tested against this release. The npm overrides mechanism is the standard npm approach to force a transitive dependency to a safe version without changing the parent package version.

Note: release/verawood already ships with frontend-platform ^8.7.0 (axios 1.15.0) and is not affected by this vulnerability.

frontend-platform → axios version timeline

frontend-platform	axios	Status
8.3.1	1.8.2	Safe
8.4.0 – 8.5.0	1.9.0	Vulnerable (CVE-2025-58754)
8.5.5	1.13.5	Fixed
8.5.6+	1.15.0	Fixed

Change

"overrides": {
  "axios": "^1.9.1"
}

This forces npm to resolve axios to ≥1.9.1 across the entire dependency tree, including the copy bundled by @edx/frontend-platform.

Test plan

• MFE builds successfully with the override
• Verify resolved axios version in node_modules is ≥1.9.1
• Smoke test core MFE functionality

References

• CVE-2025-58754 - NVD
• CVE-2025-58754 - GitLab Advisory
• Microsoft: Mitigating the Axios npm supply chain compromise
• npm overrides documentation
• HeroDevs: Guide to NPM Overrides
• frontend-platform axios fix (v8.5.5)

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