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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-6sqs-ycgb-tkd7",
    "summary": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')\nCross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.",
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