Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-28401 is an access-control flaw in Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6. A user could view WIP details for jobs they should not be allowed to access. The main business risk is unauthorized disclosure of client, job, or billing-related operational information.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate confidentiality issue. It is not an emergency based on the provided evidence, but it can expose sensitive work and client-related data. Prioritize inventory, access restriction, and vendor guidance confirmation.
Technical view
The issue is improper authorization in Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5, with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact. Sources do not name integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to organizations running Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6, especially multi-user deployments with job-level access restrictions. Internet-facing deployments would have greater exposure, but the source bundle does not confirm typical deployment models.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cite active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates a low-privileged network user could trigger the authorization failure without user interaction, but no exploit maturity or public weaponization evidence is provided.
Researcher notes
The provided affected-product metadata is sparse, but the description and title identify Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6. No CWE, patch version, exploit reference, or detailed advisory content is included in the bundle, so remediation specifics should be vendor-confirmed.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6 is deployed.
- Check Star Practice Management and advisory pages for fixed versions or vendor guidance.
- Restrict application access to trusted users and networks where feasible.
- Review job and WIP permissions for least-privilege alignment.
- Monitor vendor and CERT advisories for remediation updates.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Star Practice Management Web versions against asset inventory.
- Review whether job-level WIP access controls are configured and enforced.
- Test with low-privileged accounts that unauthorized job WIP details remain inaccessible.
- Review logs for unusual access to WIP or job detail views.
- Document any compensating controls if no patch guidance is available.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N
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CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.starpracticemanagement.com/CVE reference
- https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2020-28401CVE reference
- https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2020-28401CVE reference
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