Upgrade log4j to 2.25.2

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Upgrades log4j from 2.12.1 (transitively included via Spring Boot 2.2.4) to latest stable 2.25.2.

Changes

• Added explicit log4j-api and log4j-to-slf4j dependencies at version 2.25.2 in build.gradle
• Overrides all transitive log4j 2.12.1 dependencies via Gradle's dependency resolution

ext {
    log4jVersion = "2.25.2"
}

dependencies {
    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: "${log4jVersion}"
    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-to-slf4j', version: "${log4jVersion}"
}

Application logging configuration unchanged (uses SLF4J abstraction layer).

Warning

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• esm.ubuntu.com
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• oidc.paychex.com
  • Triggering command: /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java -Dorg.gradle.native=false @/tmp/gradle-worker-classpath4898896374705212971txt -Xmx512m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Duser.country -Duser.language=en -Duser.variant -ea worker.org.gradle.process.internal.worker.GradleWorkerMain 'Gradle Test Executor 1' (dns block)
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Original prompt

Upgrade the log4j dependency to the latest stable version in this Spring Boot application.

Requirements

• Update log4j (log4j-core, log4j-api) dependencies to the latest stable version (2.x series)
• Ensure compatibility with the existing Spring Boot version
• Update any related logging dependencies if necessary
• Verify that the configuration remains compatible with the new version

Files to Check

• Look for dependency management files such as:
  • pom.xml (for Maven projects)
  • build.gradle or build.gradle.kts (for Gradle projects)
• Check for any log4j configuration files that might need updates

Expected Outcome

• All log4j dependencies are upgraded to the latest stable version
• The application builds successfully with the updated dependencies
• No breaking changes are introduced to the logging configuration

This pull request was created as a result of the following prompt from Copilot chat.

Upgrade the log4j dependency to the latest stable version in this Spring Boot application.

Requirements

• Update log4j (log4j-core, log4j-api) dependencies to the latest stable version (2.x series)
• Ensure compatibility with the existing Spring Boot version
• Update any related logging dependencies if necessary
• Verify that the configuration remains compatible with the new version

Files to Check

• Look for dependency management files such as:
  • pom.xml (for Maven projects)
  • build.gradle or build.gradle.kts (for Gradle projects)
• Check for any log4j configuration files that might need updates

Expected Outcome

• All log4j dependencies are upgraded to the latest stable version
• The application builds successfully with the updated dependencies
• No breaking changes are introduced to the logging configuration

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