The spring-context dependency was upgraded to address security vulnerabilities.

• The org.springframework:spring-context dependency was updated from version 5.3.31 to 5.3.39 in pom.xml pom.xml#L1236.
• This update addresses critical and medium severity vulnerabilities.

Justification

The dependency org.springframework:spring-context was updated to a newer version to address security advisories.

• The update from 5.3.31 to 5.3.39 specifically targets vulnerabilities identified as GHSA-4wrc-f8pq-fpqp (Critical) and GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww (Medium).
• Addressing these vulnerabilities mitigates potential risks to the application.
• The change is a direct version bump in the dependency management file, indicating a clear intent to apply security patches.