diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index a7b0a58775..97c462f289 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         "typescript": "~4.7.4",
-        "ws": "~8.13.0"
+        "ws": "^8.17.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.18.6",
@@ -7463,9 +7463,10 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-x9vcZYTrFPC7aSIbj7sRCYo7L/Xb8Iy+pW0ng0wt2vCJv7M9HOMy0UoN3rr+IFC7hb7vXoqS+P9ktyLLLhO+LA==",
+      "version": "8.17.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.17.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uJq6108EgZMAl20KagGkzCKfMEjxmKvZHG7Tlq0Z6nOky7YF7aq4mOx6xK8TJ/i1LeK4Qus7INktacctDgY8Ow==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10.0.0"
       },
@@ -13042,9 +13043,9 @@
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-      "version": "8.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-x9vcZYTrFPC7aSIbj7sRCYo7L/Xb8Iy+pW0ng0wt2vCJv7M9HOMy0UoN3rr+IFC7hb7vXoqS+P9ktyLLLhO+LA==",
+      "version": "8.17.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.17.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uJq6108EgZMAl20KagGkzCKfMEjxmKvZHG7Tlq0Z6nOky7YF7aq4mOx6xK8TJ/i1LeK4Qus7INktacctDgY8Ow==",
       "requires": {}
     },
     "y18n": {
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 42b82717f1..9ccb1b8093 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "node-worker-threads-pool": "~1.5.1",
     "socks-proxy-agent": "~7.0.0",
     "typescript": "~4.7.4",
-    "ws": "~8.13.0"
+    "ws": "~8.17.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.21.3",