# CVE-2020-24029: Auth bypass in n/a

> Unauthenticated password changes allow attackers to access customer and admin data and permissions in Qualiex.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9j29-262r-8x2g

## What is CVE-2020-24029?

CVE-2020-24029 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Because of unauthenticated password changes in ForLogic Qualiex v1 and v3, customer and admin permissions and data can be accessed via a simple request. NOTE: as of 2025-10-14, the Supplier's perspective is that this is "corrected in all maintained versions. Password reset requests are validated against registered user emails and require a valid, short-lived token."

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24029?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Forlogic Qualiex.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-24029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-24029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/underprotection/CVE-2020-24029 (github_poc): https://github.com/underprotection/CVE-2020-24029
- https://github.com/RedTeamBrasil/CVE-2020-24029 (github_poc): https://github.com/RedTeamBrasil/CVE-2020-24029

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-24030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24030/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-24028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24028/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-24029 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-24029 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24029/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24029
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24029
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24029

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24029/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.