CVE-2020-24028 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can escalate privileges by creating users, changing passwords, or updating permissions, despite vendor claims of server-side enforcement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24028?
CVE-2020-24028 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Sep 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ForLogic Qualiex v1 and v3 allows any authenticated customer to achieve privilege escalation via user creations, password changes, or user permission updates. NOTE: as of 2025-10-14, the Supplier's perspective is that this "does not allow administrative privilege gain. Authorization is enforced server-side, restricting actions to the user’s own permission scope."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24028?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Forlogic Qualiex.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24028 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24028 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xv63-838w-fgf7.