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+* Reduced the `security-severity` score of the `java/overly-large-range` query from 5.0 to 4.0 to better reflect its impact.
+* Reduced the `security-severity` score of the `java/insecure-cookie` query from 5.0 to 4.0 to better reflect its impact.
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+* Increased the `security-severity` score of the `js/xss-through-dom` query from 6.1 to 7.8 to align with other XSS queries.
+* Reduced the `security-severity` score of the `js/overly-large-range` query from 5.0 to 4.0 to better reflect its impact.
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+* Reduced the `security-severity` score of the `py/overly-large-range` query from 5.0 to 4.0 to better reflect its impact.
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+* Reduced the `security-severity` score of the `rb/overly-large-range` query from 5.0 to 4.0 to better reflect its impact. 
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