6.5

CVE-2020-12480: lightbend play_framework Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58
Published 17-08-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-12480 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in lightbend play_framework. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-08-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.1, the CSRF filter can be bypassed by making CORS simple requests with content types that contain parameters that can't be parsed.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.53% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Com.typesafe.play1 product
  • play_2.12< 2.7.5 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.2
Lightbend1 product
  • play_framework≥ 2.6.0, ≤ 2.6.25 | ≥ 2.7.0, ≤ 2.7.4 | ≥ 2.8.0, ≤ 2.8.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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