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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/63283?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-h8q1-8w25-2yfz",
    "summary": "When a new protocol handler is registered, the API accepts a title argument which can be used to mislead users about which domain is registering the new protocol. This may result in the user approving a protocol handler that they otherwise would not have.",
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            "name": "Authentication Bypass by Spoofing",
            "description": "This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks."
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