[Snyk] Upgrade org.slf4j:slf4j-api from 1.5.0 to 1.7.36

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Snyk has created this PR to upgrade org.slf4j:slf4j-api from 1.5.0 to 1.7.36.

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This upgrade of slf4j-api from version 1.5.0 to 1.7.36 is considered medium risk. While the SLF4J API itself maintains backward compatibility for application code, this upgrade introduces a critical requirement for the runtime environment.

Key Changes:

• Binding Compatibility: slf4j-api versions 1.6.x and later are not compatible with logging bindings from version 1.5.x. Upgrading the API to 1.7.36 requires that the corresponding SLF4J implementation (e.g., slf4j-log4j12, slf4j-simple, logback-classic) is also upgraded to a compatible 1.7.x version. Failure to update the binding will result in warnings or a failure of the logging system to initialize correctly.
• Java Version: The 1.7.x series introduced support for varargs in logging methods, which requires a minimum of Java 1.5.
• Default Behavior: Since version 1.6.0, if no logging binding is found on the classpath, SLF4J defaults to a no-operation implementation, and log messages will be discarded.

Recommendation: Verify that the project's build configuration is updated to use a logging binding compatible with SLF4J 1.7.x. For example, if using slf4j-log4j12, it must also be updated to a 1.7.x version.

Source: SLF4J documentation and release notes.

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