[Snyk] Upgrade web3 from 1.7.0 to 1.10.4

[mshantanu]

Snyk has created this PR to upgrade web3 from 1.7.0 to 1.10.4.

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 30 versions ahead of your current version.

• The recommended version was released on 7 months ago.

Issues fixed by the recommended upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Exploit Maturity
	Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature SNYK-JS-BROWSERIFYSIGN-6037026	372	No Known Exploit
	Denial of Service (DoS) SNYK-JS-DECODEURICOMPONENT-3149970	372	Proof of Concept
	Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) SNYK-JS-ES5EXT-6095076	372	Proof of Concept
	Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) SNYK-JS-HTTPCACHESEMANTICS-3248783	372	Proof of Concept
	Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) SNYK-JS-COOKIEJAR-3149984	372	Proof of Concept
	Open Redirect SNYK-JS-EXPRESS-6474509	372	No Known Exploit
	Open Redirect SNYK-JS-GOT-2932019	372	No Known Exploit
	Open Redirect SNYK-JS-GOT-2932019	372	No Known Exploit
	Prototype Pollution SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-2429795	372	Proof of Concept

Release notes

Package name: web3

• 1.10.4 - 2024-02-05
  

  Security

  • Updated dependencies (#6731)

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  Maintenance Countdown:

  Commencing from January 1, 2024, a 90-day countdown has been initiated, signaling the transition of Web3.js version 1.x into an end-of-maintenance phase.

  Timeline of Changes:

  90-Day Countdown (1/1/24 - 3/31/24): During this period, we strongly encourage users to plan accordingly and initiate the upgrade to Web3.js version 4.x

  No New Bug Fixes (4/1/24 onwards):

  Starting April 1, 2024, new bug fixes for Web3.js version 1.x will no longer be provided. To benefit from continued support and access to new features, we recommend upgrading to Web3.js version 4.x

  End of Security Fixes (7/1/24):

  Security fixes for Web3.js version 1.x will be discontinued from July 1, 2024. Upgrading to Web3.js version 4.x is crucial to ensure the security of your applications.

• 1.10.4-dev.0 - 2024-01-31
  

  Security

  • Updated dependencies (#6731)
• 1.10.3 - 2023-10-18
• 1.10.3-dev.0 - 2023-10-16
• 1.10.2 - 2023-08-28
• 1.10.1 - 2023-08-14
• 1.10.1-rc.0 - 2023-08-08
• 1.10.0 - 2023-05-10
• 1.10.0-rc.0 - 2023-05-02
• 1.9.0 - 2023-03-20
• 1.9.0-rc.0 - 2023-03-07
• 1.8.2 - 2023-01-30
• 1.8.2-rc.0 - 2023-01-11
• 1.8.1 - 2022-11-10
• 1.8.1-rc.0 - 2022-10-28
• 1.8.0 - 2022-09-14
• 1.8.0-rc.0 - 2022-09-08
• 1.7.5 - 2022-08-01
• 1.7.5-rc.1 - 2022-07-19
• 1.7.5-rc.0 - 2022-07-15
• 1.7.4 - 2022-06-21
• 1.7.4-rc.2 - 2022-06-16
• 1.7.4-rc.1 - 2022-06-08
• 1.7.4-rc.0 - 2022-05-17
• 1.7.3 - 2022-04-08
• 1.7.3-rc.0 - 2022-04-07
• 1.7.2 - 2022-04-07
• 1.7.2-rc.0 - 2022-03-24
• 1.7.1 - 2022-03-03
• 1.7.1-rc.0 - 2022-02-10
• 1.7.0 - 2022-01-17

from web3 GitHub release notes

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