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CVE-2020-28923: lightbend play_framework

CVSS: 4.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-v9mf-jgq3-c28h
Published 03-12-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-28923 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in lightbend play_framework. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
16/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.97%
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. 03-12-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.97% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.97%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Com.typesafe.play1 product
  • play≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.5
Lightbend1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links