diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 9c80bcc69..d47e9fc8f 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "@react-keycloak/web": "3.4.0",
     "antd": "4.24.12",
     "autoprefixer": "10.4.14",
-    "axios": "0.26.1",
+    "axios": "0.28.0",
     "dotenv": "8.2.0",
     "env-cmd": "10.1.0",
     "humps": "2.0.1",
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
     "react-hotjar": "2.2.1",
     "react-joyride": "2.5.3",
-    "react-markdown": "8.0.7",
+    "react-markdown": "9.0.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.9.0",
     "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
     "recoil": "0.7.7",
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/index.ts b/frontend/src/api/index.ts
index 58a8211c8..481792c55 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/index.ts
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ export const startGlobusTransfer = async (
       let message = '';
       /* istanbul ignore else */
       if (error.response) {
-        message = error.response.data;
+        message = error.response.data as string;
       }
       throw new Error(message);
     });
diff --git a/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/yarn.lock
index 44feaadf5..f66912d56 100644
--- a/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -3517,12 +3517,14 @@ axe-core@^4.6.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.7.2.tgz#040a7342b20765cb18bb50b628394c21bccc17a0"
   integrity sha512-zIURGIS1E1Q4pcrMjp+nnEh+16G56eG/MUllJH8yEvw7asDo7Ac9uhC9KIH5jzpITueEZolfYglnCGIuSBz39g==
 
-axios@0.26.1:
-  version "0.26.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.26.1.tgz#1ede41c51fcf51bbbd6fd43669caaa4f0495aaa9"
-  integrity sha512-fPwcX4EvnSHuInCMItEhAGnaSEXRBjtzh9fOtsE6E1G6p7vl7edEeZe11QHf18+6+9gR5PbKV/sGKNaD8YaMeA==
+axios@0.28.0:
+  version "0.28.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.28.0.tgz#801a4d991d0404961bccef46800e1170f8278c89"
+  integrity sha512-Tu7NYoGY4Yoc7I+Npf9HhUMtEEpV7ZiLH9yndTCoNhcpBH0kwcvFbzYN9/u5QKI5A6uefjsNNWaz5olJVYS62Q==
   dependencies:
-    follow-redirects "^1.14.8"
+    follow-redirects "^1.15.0"
+    form-data "^4.0.0"
+    proxy-from-env "^1.1.0"
 
 axobject-query@^3.1.1:
   version "3.2.1"
@@ -5596,10 +5598,10 @@ flatted@^3.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flatted/-/flatted-3.2.7.tgz#609f39207cb614b89d0765b477cb2d437fbf9787"
   integrity sha512-5nqDSxl8nn5BSNxyR3n4I6eDmbolI6WT+QqR547RwxQapgjQBmtktdP+HTBb/a/zLsbzERTONyUB5pefh5TtjQ==
 
-follow-redirects@^1.0.0, follow-redirects@^1.14.8:
-  version "1.15.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.2.tgz#b460864144ba63f2681096f274c4e57026da2c13"
-  integrity sha512-VQLG33o04KaQ8uYi2tVNbdrWp1QWxNNea+nmIB4EVM28v0hmP17z7aG1+wAkNzVq4KeXTq3221ye5qTJP91JwA==
+follow-redirects@^1.0.0, follow-redirects@^1.15.0:
+  version "1.15.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.5.tgz#54d4d6d062c0fa7d9d17feb008461550e3ba8020"
+  integrity sha512-vSFWUON1B+yAw1VN4xMfxgn5fTUiaOzAJCKBwIIgT/+7CuGy9+r+5gITvP62j3RmaD5Ph65UaERdOSRGUzZtgw==
 
 for-each@^0.3.3:
   version "0.3.3"
@@ -5636,6 +5638,15 @@ form-data@^3.0.0:
     combined-stream "^1.0.8"
     mime-types "^2.1.12"
 
+form-data@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz#93919daeaf361ee529584b9b31664dc12c9fa452"
+  integrity sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==
+  dependencies:
+    asynckit "^0.4.0"
+    combined-stream "^1.0.8"
+    mime-types "^2.1.12"
+
 forwarded@0.2.0:
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/forwarded/-/forwarded-0.2.0.tgz#2269936428aad4c15c7ebe9779a84bf0b2a81811"
@@ -8961,6 +8972,11 @@ proxy-addr@~2.0.7:
     forwarded "0.2.0"
     ipaddr.js "1.9.1"
 
+proxy-from-env@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz#e102f16ca355424865755d2c9e8ea4f24d58c3e2"
+  integrity sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg==
+
 psl@^1.1.33:
   version "1.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/psl/-/psl-1.9.0.tgz#d0df2a137f00794565fcaf3b2c00cd09f8d5a5a7"