CVE-2020-28923

Low

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.7
Exploit probability—
ProductLightbend Play Framework
PublishedDec 3, 2020
First seenDec 3, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • com.typesafe.play:play2.8.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
lightbend play_framework2.8.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.8.4—
com.typesafe.play:playMaven2.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.52.8.5

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