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    "first_hit": {
        "file": "lib/htmlpurifier/library/HTMLPurifier/DefinitionCache/Serializer.php",
        "line": 73,
        "snippet": "L73: return unserialize(file_get_contents($file));  \u2192  L73: return unserialize(file_get_contents($file));"
    },
    "explanation": "a remote HTTP fetch (`wp_remote_*`/`curl_exec`/`file_get_contents`) is followed by `@unserialize` within the same file \u2014 classic PHP Object Injection C2 gadget used by EP and most WP supply-chain backdoors. The error-suppressed form is the tell: legit code wants to know when deserialize fails; attackers suppress so malformed gadgets do not leak."
}

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            "file": "lib/htmlpurifier/library/HTMLPurifier/EntityLookup.php",
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            "snippet": "L26: $this->table = unserialize(file_get_contents($file));  \u2192  L26: $this->table = unserialize(file_get_contents($file));",
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