CVE-2020-28874
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password...
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password because of incorrect business logic. Errors are not properly considered (an invalid token parameter).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password because of incorrect business logic. Errors are not properly considered (an invalid token parameter).
- Record
CVE-2020-28874- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password because of incorrect business logic. Errors are not properly considered (an invalid token parameter).
- Record
CVE-2020-28874- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21265 No score
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password because of incorrect business logic. Errors are not properly considered (an invalid token parameter).
- Record
EUVD-2020-21265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g5ww-gvff-fp7p
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password...
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password because of incorrect business logic. Errors are not properly considered (an invalid token parameter).
- Record
GHSA-g5ww-gvff-fp7p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password because of incorrect business logic. Errors are not properly considered (an invalid token parameter).
- Record
CVE-2020-28874- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | varandinawer/CVE-2020-28874 | 2021-01-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-28874 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Projectsend, published January 21, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commits/master
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28874
projectsend.com