CVE-2020-4427

IBM Data Risk Manager: Security Bypass

As of , CVE-2020-4427 in IBM Data Risk Manager is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
US federal deadline
3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.70Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
Public exploit
2 Metasploit modules
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

IBM Data Risk Manager contains a security bypass vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system.

CISA's description

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180532.

The CVE record's description, from ibm

CVE published
7 May 2020
Assigned by
ibm
CVSS
9.0 Critical (CVSS 3.0, from the CNA)
CWE-287
Improper Authentication
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

  • Metasploit: IBM Data Risk Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Executionexploit module, rank excellent
  • Metasploit: IBM Data Risk Manager Arbitrary File Downloadauxiliary module, rank normal

Data Risk Manager: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2020-4428Remote Code ExecutionIBM Data Risk ManagerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.620.62
CVE-2020-4430Directory TraversalIBM Data Risk ManagerPatch this weekEPSS 0.690.69

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