# CVE-2020-36917: iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System 6.2 Cleartext Password Disclosure via Cookie

> Remote attackers can intercept cleartext passwords via cookies during man-in-the-middle attacks on the digital signage system.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73r6-4f43-344g

## What is CVE-2020-36917?

CVE-2020-36917 is a high-severity vulnerability in Guangzhou Yeroo Tech Co., Ltd. iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System, published on 6 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System 6.2 contains a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability that allows remote attackers to intercept authentication credentials through cleartext cookie transmission. Attackers can exploit the autoSave feature to capture user passwords during man-in-the-middle attacks on HTTP communications.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36917?


## How do I fix CVE-2020-36917?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36917 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36917 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36917 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36917 is a high-severity vulnerability in Guangzhou Yeroo Tech Co., Ltd. iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System, published on 6 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36917 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Guangzhou Yeroo Tech Co., Ltd. iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System. 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-2020-36917/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36917/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36917
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36917
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36917

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36917/
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