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    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/15494?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-m288-mwne-m3cz",
    "summary": "Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type\nAn arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload component of ButterCMS v1.2.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file.",
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            "alias": "CVE-2022-27260"
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            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "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": 434,
            "name": "Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type",
            "description": "The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment."
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