diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3a26af223..7ab137070 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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         "swig": "^1.4.2",
@@ -7202,11 +7202,12 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha1-UZMb/4JTOxkot9HWngHxsA/9Kk4=",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/needle/-/needle-2.9.1.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
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+        "debug": "^3.2.6",
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         "sax": "^1.2.4"
       },
@@ -7214,9 +7215,24 @@
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       },
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-        "node": ">= 0.10.x"
+        "node": ">= 4.4.x"
+      }
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CFjzYYAi4ThfiQvizrFQevTTXHtnCqWfe7x1AhgEscTz6ZbLbfoLRLPugTQyBth6f8ZERVUSyWHFD/7Wu4t1XQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/needle/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/negotiator/-/negotiator-0.6.1.tgz",
@@ -21086,13 +21102,28 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/needle/-/needle-2.2.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-UZMb/4JTOxkot9HWngHxsA/9Kk4=",
+      "version": "2.9.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/needle/-/needle-2.9.1.tgz",
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-        "debug": "^2.1.2",
+        "debug": "^3.2.6",
         "iconv-lite": "^0.4.4",
         "sax": "^1.2.4"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": {
+          "version": "3.2.7",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-CFjzYYAi4ThfiQvizrFQevTTXHtnCqWfe7x1AhgEscTz6ZbLbfoLRLPugTQyBth6f8ZERVUSyWHFD/7Wu4t1XQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "ms": "^2.1.1"
+          }
+        },
+        "ms": {
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA=="
+        }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2eb65a04..f1cad0524 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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     "marked": "0.3.5",
     "mongodb": "^2.1.18",
-    "needle": "2.2.4",
+    "needle": "2.9.1",
     "node-esapi": "0.0.1",
     "serve-favicon": "^2.3.0",
     "swig": "^1.4.2",