# CVE-2020-36896: QiHang Media Web Digital Signage 3.0.9 Cleartext Credentials Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve hardcoded admin credentials from an unprotected XML file, enabling direct authentication bypass and full system access.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7584-j7hq-mfh2

## What is CVE-2020-36896?

CVE-2020-36896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shenzhen Xingmeng Qihang Media Co., Ltd.Guangzhou Hefeng Automation Technology Co., Ltd. QiHang Media Web Digital Signage, published on 10 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36896?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Howfor Qihang Media Web Digital Signage.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36896 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36896 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Shenzhen Xingmeng Qihang Media Co., Ltd.Guangzhou Hefeng Automation Technology Co., Ltd. QiHang Media Web Digital Signage

- [CVE-2020-36897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36897/): QiHang Media Web Digital Signage 3.0.9 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-36898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36898/): QiHang Media Web Digital Signage 3.0.9 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-36899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36899/): QiHang Media Web Digital Signage 3.0.9 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Disclosure (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36896 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shenzhen Xingmeng Qihang Media Co., Ltd.Guangzhou Hefeng Automation Technology Co., Ltd. QiHang Media Web Digital Signage, published on 10 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36896 exists.

Affected product: Shenzhen Xingmeng Qihang Media Co., Ltd.Guangzhou Hefeng Automation Technology Co., Ltd. QiHang Media Web Digital Signage. 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-2020-36896/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36896/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36896
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36896
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36896

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