CVE-2020-28452

Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Description

This affects the package com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 from 0 and before 0.6.1; all versions of package com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11; the package com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 from 0 and before 0.6.1. CSRF protection can be bypassed by forging a request that contains the same value for both the X-XSRF-TOKEN header and the XSRF-TOKEN cookie value, as the check in randomTokenCsrfProtection only checks that the two values are equal and non-empty.

Category

6.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io
Affected: n/a com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12
Affected: n/a com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11
Affected: n/a com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/softwaremill/akka-http-session/issues/77 third party advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMSOFTWAREMILLAKKAHTTPSESSION-1046674 third party advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMSOFTWAREMILLAKKAHTTPSESSION-1046675 third party advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMSOFTWAREMILLAKKAHTTPSESSION-1058933 third party advisory
https://github.com/softwaremill/akka-http-session/pull/79 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-28452?
CVE-2020-28452 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-28452?
To fix CVE-2020-28452, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-28452 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-28452 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-28452?
CVE-2020-28452 affects n/a com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12, n/a com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11, n/a com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13.
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