CVE-2020-36896 describes a cleartext credentials vulnerability in QiHang Media Web Digital Signage 3.0.9, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve hardcoded administrative login information from an unprotected XML file at /xml/User/User.xml. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, as it enables direct authentication bypass. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:howfor:qihang_media_web_digital_signage:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.