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CVE-2020-28403: A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Star Practice Management Web version 2019.2.0.6...

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Star Practice Management Web version 2019.2.0.6, allowing an attacker to change the privileges of any user of the application. This can be used to grant himself administrative role or remove the administrative account of the application.

HighCVSS 8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6 has a CSRF flaw that could let a low-privileged attacker trick a logged-in user into changing account privileges. The reported impact includes granting administrative access or removing an administrator. Treat this as high priority where this product is still used.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for any active deployment because the reported outcome is administrative privilege manipulation. If the product is absent, record non-exposure. If present, seek vendor-confirmed remediation and monitor account privileges until resolved.

Technical view

CVE-2020-28403 is a network-reachable CSRF issue in Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.0, with low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. CWE and fixed-version data are not provided in the source bundle.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Star Practice Management Web version 2019.2.0.6, especially if authenticated users can access it through browsers from untrusted email or web contexts.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires user interaction and an attacker with low privileges, according to the CVSS vector. Public sources describe privilege changes, but no safe operational details are provided here.

Researcher notes

The record identifies the product and version in the title and description, but the structured affected fields are listed as n/a. No CWE, patch version, or exploitation confirmation is included in the provided bundle, so conclusions should stay tied to the cited advisories.

Mitigation direction

  • Confirm whether Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6 is deployed anywhere.
  • Check vendor, Excellium, and Thales guidance for fixed versions or official mitigations.
  • Restrict application access to trusted networks or VPN while guidance is confirmed.
  • Review user roles and administrator accounts for unauthorized changes.
  • Limit low-privileged accounts and remove dormant users.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory application versions against Star Practice Management Web 2019.2.0.6.
  • Review audit logs for privilege changes near suspicious user activity.
  • Verify whether role-change workflows use server-side CSRF protection.
  • Confirm administrative account integrity and expected role assignments.
  • Document whether the product is internet-accessible or internal-only.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
5

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:R

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CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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0Timeline events
0ADP providers
4Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:R2.15.9Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

8High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2020-28403Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:R

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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