CVE-2020-4430

IBM Data Risk Manager: Directory Traversal

As of , CVE-2020-4430 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
0.69Higher 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
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
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 directory traversal vulnerability that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories and send a specially crafted URL request to download arbitrary files from the system.

CISA's description

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to download arbitrary files from the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180535.

The CVE record's description, from ibm

CVE published
7 May 2020
Assigned by
ibm
CVSS
4.3 Medium (CVSS 3.0, from the CNA)
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

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.

Data Risk Manager: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2020-4427Security BypassIBM Data Risk ManagerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.700.70
CVE-2020-4428Remote Code ExecutionIBM Data Risk ManagerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.620.62

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