diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 7f31b8164..fa7eacf0e
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         "@ministryofjustice/frontend": "^1.6.0",
         "acorn": "^8.5.0",
         "ansi-colors": "^4.1.1",
-        "body-parser": "^1.14.1",
+        "body-parser": "^1.20.6",
         "browser-sync": "^2.11.1",
         "client-sessions": "^0.8.0",
         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "del": "^6.0.0",
         "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
         "drag-on-drop": "^3.6.1",
-        "express": "^4.17.1",
+        "express": "^4.22.2",
         "express-session": "^1.13.0",
         "fancy-log": "^1.3.3",
         "govuk_frontend_toolkit": "^7.5.0",
@@ -2282,9 +2282,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/body-parser": {
-      "version": "1.20.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZTgYYLMOXY9qKU/57FAo8F+HA2dGX7bqGc71txDRC1rS4frdFI5R7NhluHxH6M0YItAP0sHB4uqAOcYKxO6uGA==",
+      "version": "1.20.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-p5tAzS57i5MV9fZFDj9LeIiTZEufbSe2eDozP+ElheSUq1m74CRq1jI4mYNDdVs9vQztXFLuk/Gd6BWTdwRJ5g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bytes": "~3.1.2",
         "content-type": "~1.0.5",
@@ -2294,7 +2295,7 @@
         "http-errors": "~2.0.1",
         "iconv-lite": "~0.4.24",
         "on-finished": "~2.4.1",
-        "qs": "~6.14.0",
+        "qs": "~6.15.1",
         "raw-body": "~2.5.3",
         "type-is": "~1.6.18",
         "unpipe": "~1.0.0"
@@ -4945,13 +4946,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/express": {
-      "version": "4.22.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.22.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-F2X8g9P1X7uCPZMA3MVf9wcTqlyNp7IhH5qPCI0izhaOIYXaW9L535tGA3qmjRzpH+bZczqq7hVKxTR4NWnu+g==",
+      "version": "4.22.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.22.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IuL+Elrou2ZvCFHs18/CIzy2Nzvo25nZ1/D2eIZlz7c+QUayAcYoiM2BthCjs+EBHVpjYjcuLDAiCWgeIX3X1Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "accepts": "~1.3.8",
         "array-flatten": "1.1.1",
-        "body-parser": "~1.20.3",
+        "body-parser": "~1.20.5",
         "content-disposition": "~0.5.4",
         "content-type": "~1.0.4",
         "cookie": "~0.7.1",
@@ -4970,7 +4972,7 @@
         "parseurl": "~1.3.3",
         "path-to-regexp": "~0.1.12",
         "proxy-addr": "~2.0.7",
-        "qs": "~6.14.0",
+        "qs": "~6.15.1",
         "range-parser": "~1.2.1",
         "safe-buffer": "5.2.1",
         "send": "~0.19.0",
@@ -10847,11 +10849,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/qs": {
-      "version": "6.14.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.14.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-V/yCWTTF7VJ9hIh18Ugr2zhJMP01MY7c5kh4J870L7imm6/DIzBsNLTXzMwUA3yZ5b/KBqLx8Kp3uRvd7xSe3Q==",
+      "version": "6.15.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.15.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-O9gl3zCl5h5blw1KGUzQKhA5oUXSl8rwUIM5o0S3nCXMliSvy5Dzx7/DJcI+SwgICv+IneSZwhBh1oSyEHA71A==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
-        "side-channel": "^1.1.0"
+        "es-define-property": "^1.0.1",
+        "side-channel": "^1.1.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.6"
@@ -11978,13 +11982,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/side-channel": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZX99e6tRweoUXqR+VBrslhda51Nh5MTQwou5tnUDgbtyM0dBgmhEDtWGP/xbKn6hqfPRHujUNwz5fy/wbbhnpw==",
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6x6dK6zJdpTzF4sQeNYxwtvBzf6Eg4GtlesS94HOvTudUeyK2WXAaIfmDgsyslYrRBeFIlsi54AYsFGUuhmvrQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
-        "object-inspect": "^1.13.3",
-        "side-channel-list": "^1.0.0",
+        "object-inspect": "^1.13.4",
+        "side-channel-list": "^1.0.1",
         "side-channel-map": "^1.0.1",
         "side-channel-weakmap": "^1.0.2"
       },
@@ -11996,12 +12001,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/side-channel-list": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel-list/-/side-channel-list-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FCLHtRD/gnpCiCHEiJLOwdmFP+wzCmDEkc9y7NsYxeF4u7Btsn1ZuwgwJGxImImHicJArLP4R0yX4c2KCrMrTA==",
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel-list/-/side-channel-list-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mjn/0bi/oUURjc5Xl7IaWi/OJJJumuoJFQJfDDyO46+hBWsfaVM65TBHq2eoZBhzl9EchxOijpkbRC8SVBQU0w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
-        "object-inspect": "^1.13.3"
+        "object-inspect": "^1.13.4"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 0.4"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index b6b90a0c6..2e310f316
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "@ministryofjustice/frontend": "^1.6.0",
     "acorn": "^8.5.0",
     "ansi-colors": "^4.1.1",
-    "body-parser": "^1.14.1",
+    "body-parser": "^1.20.6",
     "browser-sync": "^2.11.1",
     "client-sessions": "^0.8.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "del": "^6.0.0",
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "drag-on-drop": "^3.6.1",
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express": "^4.22.2",
     "express-session": "^1.13.0",
     "fancy-log": "^1.3.3",
     "govuk_frontend_toolkit": "^7.5.0",