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GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58

MEDIUM

GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in com.typesafe.play:play_2.12. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

CSRF in Play Framework

Also known asCVE-2020-12480
Published
Aug 18, 2020
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

2 pkgs affected
com.typesafe.play:play_2.12com.typesafe.play:play_2.12

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

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.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
Mavencom.typesafe.play:play_2.12all versions2.7.5
Mavencom.typesafe.play:play_2.122.8.0&&< 2.8.22.8.2

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.typesafe.play:play_2.12. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 to 2.7.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-cf8j-64h9-6q58 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.