removed vulnerable dependency

config/neodymium.properties

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ neodymium.lighthouse.assert.thresholdScore.bestPractices = 0.5
 neodymium.lighthouse.assert.thresholdScore.seo = 0.5
 
 # To be able to validate Lighthouse report audits, we use internal json id's from the report itself
-# A full list of all audit id's and their corresponding titles can be found here: https://github.com/Xceptance/neodymium/wiki/Reports#lighthouse-audit-validation
+# A full list of all audit id's and their corresponding titles can be found here: https://github.com/Xceptance/neodymium/wiki/Accessibility#lighthouse-audit-validation
 #neodymium.lighthouse.assert.audits =
 
 #############################
@@ -416,4 +416,3 @@ neodymium.report.showSelenideErrorDetails = false
 #
 # The delay between two checks for a popup in milliseconds 
 #neodymium.popupInterval = 1000
-

pom.xml

@@ -365,6 +365,12 @@
 			<groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
 			<artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
 			<version>2.9.0</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
+					<artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.codeborne</groupId>

src/main/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/util/DataUtils.java

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class DataUtils
 
     private static final Map<Thread, Boolean> ALLURE_ALL_DATA_USED_FLAG = Collections.synchronizedMap(new WeakHashMap<>());
 
-    private final static Configuration JSONPATH_CONFIGURATION = Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(new GsonJsonProvider(GSON))
+    public final static Configuration JSONPATH_CONFIGURATION = Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(new GsonJsonProvider(GSON))
                                                                              .mappingProvider(new GsonMappingProvider(GSON)).build();
 
     static Boolean getAllureAllDataUsedFlag()

src/main/java/com/xceptance/neodymium/util/LighthouseUtils.java

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 import io.qameta.allure.Allure;
 
+import static com.xceptance.neodymium.util.DataUtils.JSONPATH_CONFIGURATION;
+
 /**
  * Powered by <a href="https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/overview?hl=de">Lighthouse</a> (Copyright Google)
  * <p>
@@ -254,8 +256,7 @@ private static void validateAudits(File json, String reportName) throws Exceptio
 
                 try 
                 {
-                    int value = JsonPath.read(json, jsonPath);
-
+                    long value =  JsonPath.using(JSONPATH_CONFIGURATION).parse(json).read(jsonPath);
                     if (value > 0) 
                     {
                         errorAudits.add(audit.trim());