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    "summary": "Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay\nSaml2 Authentication services for ASP.NET (NuGet package Sustainsys.Saml2) has a faulty implementation of Token Replay Detection. Token Replay Detection is an important defence in depth measure for Single Sign On solutions.",
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