CVE-2020-36901Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrative account creation via unvalidated cross-origin POST

Published Dec 10, 2025 · Updated Dec 10, 2025

Cross-site request forgery in MEDIVISION INC. Medivision Digital Signage 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to create administrative accounts. The /query/user/itSet endpoint accepts attacker-supplied account fields from a cross-origin POST without performing request-validity checks. Exploitation requires a logged-in user to visit attacker-controlled content, after which the created account has administrative privileges.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in MEDIVISION INC. Medivision Digital Signage 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to create administrative accounts. The /query/user/itSet endpoint accepts attacker-supplied account fields from a cross-origin POST without performing request-validity checks. Exploitation requires a logged-in user to visit attacker-controlled content, after which the created account has administrative privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-36901
Published
Dec 10, 2025
Updated
Dec 10, 2025
Vendor
MEDIVISION INC.
Product
Medivision Digital Signage
Classifications
CWE-352, T1136.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Firmware 1.5.1 (2013.01.3)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MEDIVISION INC. · Medivision Digital Signageversion=Firmware 1.5.1 (2013.01.3)

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.6VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
T1136.001Create Account: Local Account

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