Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-12480

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
com.typesafe.play:play_2.12Maven	< 2.7.5	2.7.5
com.typesafe.play:play_2.12Maven	>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.2	2.8.2

Affected products

Lightbend/Play Framework
cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=2.6.0,<=2.6.25
Play Framework/Play Frameworkdescription
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/com.typesafe.play/play_2.12
Range: < 2.7.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12480ghsaADVISORY
www.playframework.com/security/vulnerabilitynvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12480-CsrfBlacklistBypassnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/playframework/playframework/commit/c82de44fc50b7c58c6e0580f1f67ff08aa7bd154ghsaWEB
github.com/playframework/playframework/pull/10285ghsaWEB

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