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CVE-2020-28923

Published: Dec 3, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSANVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
2.7CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 43.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue was discovered in Play Framework 2.8.0 through 2.8.4. Carefully crafted JSON payloads sent as a form field lead to Data Amplification. This affects users migrating from a Play version prior to 2.8.0 that used the Play Java API to serialize classes with protected or private fields to JSON.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

play frameworklightbend
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
com.typesafe.play:playMavenOSS Libraries
lightbendcommercialOSS Librariesaka play framework, akka http, spray-json
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability
playframework.com
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28923-ImproperRemovalofSensitiveInformationBeforeStorageorTransfer
playframework.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28923
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
Dec 3, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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