CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-36896

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Dec 10, 2025 | Modified: Dec 17, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

QiHang Media Web Digital Signage 3.0.9 contains a cleartext credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access administrative login information through an unprotected XML file. Attackers can retrieve hardcoded admin credentials by requesting the /xml/User/User.xml file, enabling direct authentication bypass.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Qihang_media_web_digital_signage Howfor 3.0.9 (including) 3.0.9 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References