Authenticated privilege escalation via unauthorized role changes
Published Jan 29, 2021 · Updated May 30, 2025
Improper authorization in Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6 allows remote authenticated users to change any user's privileges. Published records do not identify the affected endpoint or authorization check; they disclose only that the application accepts privilege changes from a user lacking the required role. Low-privileged network access is sufficient to grant an administrative role or remove every administrative account, enabling takeover or administrative lockout.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6 allows remote authenticated users to change any user's privileges. Published records do not identify the affected endpoint or authorization check; they disclose only that the application accepts privilege changes from a user lacking the required role. Low-privileged network access is sufficient to grant an administrative role or remove every administrative account, enabling takeover or administrative lockout.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-28405
- Published
- Jan 29, 2021
- Updated
- May 30, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 29, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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