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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-s3ga-js1s-gqfb",
    "summary": "The Spiffy Calendar WordPress plugin before 4.9.9 doesn't check the event_author parameter, and allows any user to alter it when creating an event, leading to deceiving users/admins that a page was created by a Contributor+.",
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            "name": "Incorrect Authorization",
            "description": "The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions."
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