Build/test tools: fix Zod export error in JavaScript linting

[lancewillett]

Fixes the ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED error for zod/v4/core after a clean npm ci.

The dependency tree installed Zod 3.23.8. This change overrides Zod to 3.25.1 and updates the
lockfile.

Zod 3.25.0 declares the export but lacks its CommonJS target. Version 3.25.1 is the smallest working release.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65723

Verification

• Reproduced the failure after a
  clean npm ci.
• Ran npm run lint:jsdoc.
• Ran npm run grunt -- jshint.
• Ran npm run typecheck:js.
• Confirmed all Zod consumers resolve to 3.25.1.
• Loaded the Chromium BiDi parser
  successfully.

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Pull request overview

This PR addresses a JavaScript linting failure (ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED for zod/v4/core) after a clean npm ci by forcing the dependency graph to use a Zod version that correctly exports the needed path.

Changes:

• Add an npm overrides entry to pin zod to 3.25.1.
• Update package-lock.json to reflect the new resolved Zod version and remove the previously nested Zod copy.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
package.json	Adds an npm override to force Zod to 3.25.1 to avoid the export-path error.
package-lock.json	Updates lockfile resolutions to Zod 3.25.1 and removes the nested Zod instance under eslint-plugin-react-hooks.

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[mukeshpanchal27]

I replicate the issue when running npm run lint:jsdoc

> WordPress@7.1.0 lint:jsdoc
> wp-scripts lint-js

(node:83093) ESLintIgnoreWarning: The ".eslintignore" file is no longer supported. Switch to using the "ignores" property in "eslint.config.js": https://eslint.org/docs/latest/use/configure/migration-guide#ignore-files
(Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)

Oops! Something went wrong! :(

ESLint: 10.7.0

Error [ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED]: Package subpath './v4/core' is not defined by "exports" in /Users/mukesh/wordpress-develop/node_modules/zod/package.json
    at exportsNotFound (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:322:10)
    at packageExportsResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:670:9)
    at resolveExports (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:638:36)
    at Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:711:31)
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1193:27)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1038:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1289:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/mukesh/wordpress-develop/node_modules/zod-validation-error/v4/index.js:698:19)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1521:14)

[mukeshpanchal27]

Pre-approved.

npm run lint:jsdoc takes quite a long time in my local environment, but I'm no longer seeing the Error [ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED] error.

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A commit was made that fixes the Trac ticket referenced in the description of this pull request.

SVN changeset: 62861
GitHub commit: a331245

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