CVE-2020-12480 CSRF in Play Framework

What is CVE-2020-12480?

CVE-2020-12480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12480?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.typesafe.play:play_2.12. It affects 1 product.

Products include Lightbend Play Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12480?

Upgrade com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 to a fixed version for your release line: 2.7.5 or 2.8.2.

Is CVE-2020-12480 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2014-3630 XML external entity in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-31018 Denial of service binding form from JSON in Play Framework High 7.5
• CVE-2020-26882 Data Amplification in Play Framework High 7.5
• CVE-2020-26883 Uncontrolled Recursion in Play Framework High 7.5
• CVE-2020-27196 Out-of-bounds Write in Play Framework High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58.