CVE-2020-27196
High
Description
An issue was discovered in PlayJava in Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2. The body parsing of HTTP requests eagerly parses a payload given a Content-Type header. A deep JSON structure sent to a valid POST endpoint (that may or may not expect JSON payloads) causes a StackOverflowError and Denial of Service.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLightbend Play Framework
PublishedNov 6, 2020
First seenNov 6, 2020
How to fix
Update
- com.typesafe.play:play2.7.6, 2.8.3 or later
- com.typesafe.play:play-java2.7.6, 2.8.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| lightbend play_framework | v ≤ 2.6.25, 2.7.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.7.5, 2.8.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.8.2 | — |
| com.typesafe.play:playMaven | 2.6.0 ≤ v < 2.7.6, 2.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.3 | 2.7.6, 2.8.3 |
| com.typesafe.play:play-javaMaven | 2.6.0 ≤ v < 2.7.6, 2.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.3 | 2.7.6, 2.8.3 |
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