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Flask vulnerable to possible disclosure of permanent session cookie due to missing Vary: Cookie header

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
flask, python
Domain
backend, security

Research direction

Start with the linked Dependabot security report at https://github.com/SGIModel/MUSE-Dashboard/security/dependabot/13 and determine which Flask request or response path it identifies. No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue; done means addressing the reported missing Vary: Cookie behavior and confirming the disclosure risk is resolved.

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