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            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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              "cweId": "CWE-89",
              "description": "CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (\u0027SQL Injection\u0027)",
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        "shortName": "Wordfence"
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          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2cd53590-ded1-4e68-a9a3-aa1d2d880b80?source=cve"
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        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-forms-connector/tags/1.8/WP-Forms-Connector.php#L1259"
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          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-forms-connector/tags/1.8/WP-Forms-Connector.php#L1244"
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2026-06-23T16:39:17.000Z",
          "value": "Disclosed"
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