CVE-2020-27196
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CVE-2020-27196 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in PlayJava in Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2. The body parsing of HTTP requests eagerly parses a payload given a Content-Type header. EPSS estimates a 1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in PlayJava in Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2. The body parsing of HTTP requests eagerly parses a payload given a Content-Type header. A deep JSON structure sent to a valid POST endpoint (that may or may not expect JSON payloads) causes a StackOverflowError and Denial of Service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lightbend | Play Framework | <= 2.6.25 |
| Lightbend | Play Framework | >= 2.7.0, <= 2.7.5 |
| Lightbend | Play Framework | >= 2.8.0, <= 2.8.2 |
References
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerabilityVendor Advisory
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerabilityVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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