CVE-2020-26883: Uncontrolled Recursion in Play Framework

CVE-2020-26883 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-02-10

Uncontrolled Recursion in Play Framework

Technologies: com.typesafe.play:play (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-26883 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-26883 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-26883?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 February 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
com.typesafe.play:play (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.6.0,fixed=2.7.6; com.typesafe.play:play-java (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.6.0,fixed=2.7.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-26883?
Yes. com.typesafe.play:play (Maven): upgrade to 2.7.6 or later; com.typesafe.play:play-java (Maven): upgrade to 2.7.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-26883?
Check whether you run com.typesafe.play:play (Maven) or com.typesafe.play:play-java (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • com.typesafe.play:play (Maven): upgrade to 2.7.6 or later
    # set com.typesafe.play:play to 2.7.6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • com.typesafe.play:play-java (Maven): upgrade to 2.7.6 or later
    # set com.typesafe.play:play-java to 2.7.6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • com.typesafe.play:play (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.6.0,fixed=2.7.6
  • com.typesafe.play:play-java (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.6.0,fixed=2.7.6

Identifiers

  • CVE-2020-26883
  • GHSA-p8p6-rcp6-4mrm

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