CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2020-37228 — iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System 6.2 contains a CAPTCHA security bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication by requesting the autoLoginVerifyCode object. Attackers can retrieve valid CAPTCHA codes via the login endpoint and use them to perform brute-force attacks against user accounts.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2026-05-16
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-307

Affected products

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Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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