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TI-2020-06297 Aliases CVE-2020-7780GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13

Priority LOW 39CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

This affects the package com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 before 0.5.11; the package com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 before 0.5.11; the package com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11 before 0.5.11. For older versions, endpoints protected by randomTokenCsrfProtection could be bypassed with an empty X-XSRF-TOKEN header and an empty XSRF-TOKEN cookie.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00653 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13: 0.5.11com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12: 0.5.11+4 more products

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13before 0.5.110.5.11Patch availableCNA
—com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12before 0.5.110.5.11Patch availableCNA
—com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11before 0.5.110.5.11Patch availableCNA
—com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 (Maven)before 0.5.110.5.11Patch availableGHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv
—com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 (Maven)before 0.5.110.5.11Patch availableGHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv
—com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11 (Maven)before 0.5.110.5.11Patch availableGHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv
  • com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 Vendor— Affected before 0.5.11 Fixed in 0.5.11 Patch available CNA
  • com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 Vendor— Affected before 0.5.11 Fixed in 0.5.11 Patch available CNA
  • com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11 Vendor— Affected before 0.5.11 Fixed in 0.5.11 Patch available CNA
  • com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.11 Fixed in 0.5.11 Patch available GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv
  • com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.11 Fixed in 0.5.11 Patch available GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv
  • com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.11 Fixed in 0.5.11 Patch available GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:softwaremill:akka-http-session:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.5.11VulnerableSoftwaremill
  • cpe:2.3:a:softwaremill:akka-http-session:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.5.11 Vulnerable ·Softwaremill

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 Fixed in 0.5.11
  • Fix · CNA com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 Fixed in 0.5.11
  • Fix · CNA com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11 Fixed in 0.5.11
  • Fix · GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 (Maven) Fixed in 0.5.11 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 (Maven) Fixed in 0.5.11 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11 (Maven) Fixed in 0.5.11 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7780
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

  • TI-2020-17268 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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