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        {
            "cwe_id": 285,
            "name": "Improper Authorization",
            "description": "The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 862,
            "name": "Missing Authorization",
            "description": "The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action."
        }
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    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "3.3 - 4.7",
    "exploitability": "0.5",
    "weighted_severity": "4.2",
    "risk_score": 2.1,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-d7rm-by3r-v3h3"
}