CVE-2020-28923
low-risk
Published 2020-12-03
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.
Do I need to act?
-
0.18% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
-
Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
?
Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
2
CVSS 2.7/10
Low
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Play Framework
Affected Vendors
References (4)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability
Vendor Advisory
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability
20
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
14/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal