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    "summary": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in CKEditor4\nA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Color Dialog plugin for CKEditor 4.15.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary web script after persuading a user to copy and paste crafted HTML code into one of editor inputs.",
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