# CVE-2020-36201: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Xerox WorkCentre devices fail to properly encrypt passwords, allowing attackers to potentially read sensitive credentials.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2g83-v4w9-j66c

## What is CVE-2020-36201?

CVE-2020-36201 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in certain Xerox WorkCentre products. They do not properly encrypt passwords. This affects 3655, 3655i, 58XX, 58XXi 59XX, 59XXi, 6655, 6655i, 72XX, 72XXi 78XX, 78XXi, 7970, 7970i, EC7836, and EC7856 devices.

Weakness: CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36201?

It affects 30 products.


Products: Xerox Workcentre 3655 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 3655i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5865 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5865i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5875 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5875i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5890 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5890i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5945 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5945i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5955 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 5955i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 6655 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 6655i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 7220 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 7220i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 7225 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 7225i Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 7830 Firmware, Xerox Workcentre 7830i Firmware and 10 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-11061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11061/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-20768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20768/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-20770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20770/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-20771](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20771/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-9330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9330/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36201 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2021. 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-2020-36201 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-2020-36201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36201/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36201

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36201/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.