Low

Potential sensitive data exposure in applications using Vaadin 15

  • Disclosed: 19.04.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Insecure configuration of default ObjectMapper in com.vaadin:flow-server versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.5 (Vaadin 15.0.0 through 15.0.4) may expose sensitive data if the application also uses e.g. @RestController

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) com.vaadin:flow-server >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.6 3.0.6

References

CVSS score 3.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-668
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
com.vaadin:flow-server
Disclosed
19.04.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rjww-2x8v-m9v9 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: com.vaadin:flow-server

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (13) in the archive
Total entries
13
First → latest
04.2021 03.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 8
  • Low 4

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 10
  2. 2022: 0
  3. 2023: 2
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 1
Severity:
  1. Potential sensitive data exposure in applications using Vaadin 15 this entry
    Low · 3.1 CVE-2020-36319 >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.6 3.0.6
  2. High · 8.6 CVE-2021-31407 >= 1.2.0, < 2.4.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.1 2.4.8, 6.0.1

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