---
id: CVE-2020-28856
title: >-
  OpenAsset Digital Asset Management (DAM) through 12.0.19 does not correctly
  determine the HTTP request's originating IP address, allowing attackers to
  spoof it using X-Forwarded-For in the header, by supplying localhost address
  such as 1…
summary: >-
  OpenAsset Digital Asset Management (DAM) through 12.0.19 does not correctly
  determine the HTTP request's originating IP address, allowing attackers to
  spoof it using X-Forwarded-For in the header, by supplying localhost address
  such as 1…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-290
vendor: openasset
product: digital_asset_management
affected:
  - digital_asset_management <= 12.0.19
published: '2020-12-14'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28856'
references:
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160453/OpenAsset-Digital-Asset-Management-IP-Access-Control-Bypass.html
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/17'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories-cve-2020-28856'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://openasset.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160453/OpenAsset-Digital-Asset-Management-IP-Access-Control-Bypass.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/17'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories-cve-2020-28856'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0247
epssPercentile: 0.83842
ingestedAt: '2026-07-05T00:59:25.541Z'
---

## Overview

OpenAsset Digital Asset Management (DAM) through 12.0.19 does not correctly determine the HTTP request's originating IP address, allowing attackers to spoof it using X-Forwarded-For in the header, by supplying localhost address such as 127.0.0.1, effectively bypassing all IP address based access controls.

## Affected

- `digital_asset_management <= 12.0.19`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.