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    ],
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    "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 8.9",
    "exploitability": "0.5",
    "weighted_severity": "8.0",
    "risk_score": 4.0,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-d348-wmg8-xfc8"
}