SWI-3723 [Snyk] Security upgrade com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs:jackson-jaxrs-json-provider from 2.12.1 to 2.18.6

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

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi-default-value/pom.xml

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Upgrade
	Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONCORE-15365924	170	com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs:jackson-jaxrs-json-provider: 2.12.1 -> 2.18.6 No Path Found Proof of Concept

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This is a minor version upgrade for jackson-jaxrs-json-provider from 2.12.1 to 2.18.6. While there are no direct breaking API changes documented for this specific provider, the upgrade spans several minor versions and includes a significant number of underlying changes in the core Jackson databind and core components.

Key Changes:

• JAX-RS 1.x Support: Support for the older JAX-RS 1.x, which was removed in version 2.13, has been restored in version 2.18. Since the starting version is 2.12.1, this change does not introduce a breaking change for this upgrade path.
• Core Component Updates: The underlying jackson-core and jackson-databind libraries have received numerous bug fixes, performance improvements, and internal changes between versions 2.12 and 2.18. While these are not listed as breaking changes, the volume of modifications introduces a risk of subtle behavioral changes.

Recommendation:
Due to the wide version span and the number of transitive dependency updates, this upgrade carries a medium risk. It is unlikely to require code changes, but thorough regression testing is recommended to verify that application behavior related to JSON serialization and deserialization remains consistent.

Source: Jackson 2.18 Release Notes

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✅ Snyk checks have passed. No issues have been found so far.

Status	Scanner	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (0)
✅	Open Source Security	0	0	0	0	0 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues
✅	Code Security	0	0	0	0	0 issues

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