[Snyk] Security upgrade io.vertx:vertx-kafka-client from 3.7.1 to 4.5.18

[omnipresent07]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 4 vulnerabilities in the maven dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• pom.xml

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Upgrade
	Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEKAFKA-8528112	659	io.vertx:vertx-kafka-client: 3.7.1 -> 4.5.18 Major version upgrade No Known Exploit
	Deserialization of Untrusted Data SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEKAFKA-10350513	644	io.vertx:vertx-kafka-client: 3.7.1 -> 4.5.18 Major version upgrade No Known Exploit
	Deserialization of Untrusted Data SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEKAFKA-10350567	639	io.vertx:vertx-kafka-client: 3.7.1 -> 4.5.18 Major version upgrade No Known Exploit
	Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEKAFKA-8384362	514	io.vertx:vertx-kafka-client: 3.7.1 -> 4.5.18 Major version upgrade No Known Exploit

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