Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-28874 affects ProjectSend versions before r1295. A flaw in password reset logic could let a remote attacker reset a password when an invalid token is not handled correctly. That creates account-takeover risk for exposed ProjectSend installations, but the provided sources do not include CVSS, affected CPEs, or confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority remediation for any exposed ProjectSend deployment because the described outcome is password reset and potential account takeover. The urgency is lower if ProjectSend is not used or is already at r1295 or later. Evidence is incomplete for broad exploitation or severity scoring.
Technical view
The issue is in ProjectSend reset-password.php before r1295. The CVE description says incorrect business logic failed to properly consider errors involving an invalid token parameter. Public references include the upstream r1295 release, a specific ProjectSend commit, and a third-party GitHub CVE repository. No CWE, CVSS vector, or KEV listing is provided.
Likely exposure
Organizations running ProjectSend before r1295 are the relevant exposure group. Internet-facing ProjectSend portals have higher business risk because the vulnerable workflow is remote password reset. The bundle does not identify specific packaged distributions, CPEs, or hosted service exposure.
Exploitation context
The CVE states remote attackers can reset a password. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, so active exploitation is not established here. A public GitHub CVE repository exists, but its contents were not provided, so exploit maturity cannot be assessed from this bundle alone.
Researcher notes
Key gaps are missing CVSS, CWE, CPE, and detailed affected-version metadata. The useful anchors are the CVE description, the r1295 boundary, and the upstream fix commit. Avoid claiming exploitation beyond the stated remote password-reset impact unless additional sources confirm it.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade ProjectSend to r1295 or a later vendor-supported release.
- Review ProjectSend release r1295 and commit 440204734e9a1687cb9887e1c887173d23c5a93e.
- Prioritize any internet-facing ProjectSend instance for remediation.
- Monitor vendor and CVE records for additional guidance or revised severity.
- Review password reset logs for unusual activity before and after remediation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ProjectSend deployments and determine the running release.
- Confirm no production instance is older than r1295.
- Verify reset-password.php matches the fixed vendor code path.
- Check whether the instance is reachable from the internet.
- Review account and password reset audit logs for anomalies.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commits/masterCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/varandinawer/CVE-2020-28874CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/440204734e9a1687cb9887e1c887173d23c5a93eCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/releases/tag/r1295CVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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