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Vulnerability Instance

Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/38515?format=api
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    "summary": "Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information\nTYPO3 sends an HTTP request to an `index.php?loginProvider` URI in cases with an HTTP Referer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by sniffing the network and reading the `userident` and `username` fields.",
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