GHSA-442g-gcg6-mhm4
Play Framework Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.typesafe.play:play-ws_2.12 | >= 2.5.0, < 2.6.24 | 2.6.24 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
An issue was discovered in Lightbend Play Framework 2.5.x through 2.6.23. When configured to make requests using an authenticated HTTP proxy, play-ws may sometimes, typically under high load, when connecting to a target host using https, expose the proxy credentials to the target host.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.