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CVE-2020-12480
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…
Medium6.5EPSS 0.53%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavencom.typesafe.play:play_2.12GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58 (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12480-CsrfBlacklistBypass (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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