# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp bridge body-parser version pin security concern

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #112398: fix(sec): stop pinning WhatsApp body-parser to a stale advisory range

These issues and PRs center on a specific npm dependency override in the WhatsApp bridge, where pinning body-parser to a particular version was flagged as leaving moderate security advisories unaddressed. The discussion involves adjusting the pinned version to move outside the affected advisory range.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113153. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113153 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-113153`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #112382: \[Bug\]: WhatsApp bridge \`body-parser\` override pins a vulnerable version (1.20.6) — 3 moderate npm advisories survive, including a transitive qs CVE

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113153: fix(whatsapp-bridge): npm audit is clean — body-parser override moves off the advisory range (#112382, salvage #112383)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/package.json`
- **#112383: fix(whatsapp-bridge): bump body-parser override pin to 1.20.8 (fixes #112382)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113153`, `#112382`
- **#112398: fix(sec): stop pinning WhatsApp body-parser to a stale advisory range**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/package.json`, `tests/scripts/test_whatsapp_bridge_dependencies.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113153 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`