CVE-2019-17598
HIGHLightbend Play Framework 2.5.0-2.5.18 and 2.6.0-2.6.23 - Proxy Credential Exposure via HTTPS Connection
Title source: llmDescription
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 (2)
Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17598-PlayWSHttpConnectAuthorizationHeaders
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0070
EPSS Percentile
48.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-326
Status
published
Products (2)
com.typesafe.play/play-ws_2.12
2.5.0 - 2.6.24Maven
lightbend/play_framework
2.5.0 - 2.5.19
Published
Nov 05, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026