CVE - CVE-2020-28923

CVE-ID
CVE-2020-28923	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28923-ImproperRemovalofSensitiveInformationBeforeStorageorTransfer MISC:https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20201118	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20201118)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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