Vulnerability Instance

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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-kvxt-7wyx-dfbr",
    "summary": "WebExtensions could use popups and panels in the extension UI to load an about: privileged URL, violating security checks that disallow this behavior.",
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            "alias": "CVE-2017-7816"
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            "name": "Improper Input Validation",
            "description": "The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly."
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    "severity_range_score": "5.0 - 10.0",
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