CVE-2020-36920 (GCVE-0-2020-36920)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-06 15:52 – Updated: 2026-01-06 19:23
VLAI?
Title
iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System 6.2 Privilege Escalation via Access Control
Summary
iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System 6.2 contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows authenticated users to elevate privileges through console JavaScript functions. Attackers can create users, modify roles and permissions, and potentially achieve full application takeover by exploiting insecure direct object references.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Yerootech iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System Affected: 6.2
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Credits
LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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