CVE-2020-4427
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.700 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Data Risk Manager Security Bypass Vulnerability
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–9.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- exploit/linux/http/ibm_drm_rceIBM Data Risk Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Executionweaponized · metasploit
- auxiliary/admin/http/ibm_drm_downloadIBM Data Risk Manager Arbitrary File Downloadfunctional · metasploit
affected products (8)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47272cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180532cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4427cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157567/IBM-Data-Risk-Manager-2.0.3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-exist-in-ibm-data-risk-manager-cve-2020-4427-cve-2020-4428-cve-2020-4429-and-cve-2020-4430/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180532enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875enisa_euvd
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