Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/4934?format=api
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"OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." }, { "cwe_id": 254, "name": "7PK - Security Features", "description": "Software security is not security software. Here we're concerned with topics like authentication, access control, confidentiality, cryptography, and privilege management." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." }, { "cwe_id": 276, "name": "Incorrect Default Permissions", "description": "During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 8.9", "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-xu51-tkfm-57am" }