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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 2.7/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerabilityVendor Advisory
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28923-ImproperRemovalofSensitiveInformationBeforeStorageorTransferVendor Advisory
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerabilityVendor Advisory
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28923-ImproperRemovalofSensitiveInformationBeforeStorageorTransferVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 3, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified