Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13
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
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 | before 0.5.11 | 0.5.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 | before 0.5.11 | 0.5.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11 | before 0.5.11 | 0.5.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.13 (Maven) | before 0.5.11 | 0.5.11 | Patch available | GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv |
| — | com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 (Maven) | before 0.5.11 | 0.5.11 | Patch available | GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv |
| — | com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.11 (Maven) | before 0.5.11 | 0.5.11 | Patch available | GHSA-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
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:softwaremill:akka-http-session:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.5.11 | Vulnerable | Softwaremill |
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7780
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Softwaremill Akka-http-session vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17268 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in com.softwaremill.akka-http-session:core_2.12 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-7780 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7780 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q42q-523g-3fwv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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