CVE-2020-36901 UBICOD Medivision Digital Signage 1.5.1 Cross-Site Request Forgery via User Management

High 8.6 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit CSRF to create administrative user accounts in UBICOD Medivision Digital Signage, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-36901?

CVE-2020-36901 is a high-severity vulnerability in UBICOD Medivision Digital Signage, published on 10 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

UBICOD Medivision Digital Signage 1.5.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to create administrative user accounts without proper request validation. Attackers can craft a malicious web page that submits a form to the /query/user/itSet endpoint to add a new admin user with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36901?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Medivision Medivision Digital Signage Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-36901 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36901 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-36vw-m4cf-f8jm.

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