CVE-2020-4427
IBM Data Risk Manager Security Bypass Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 70.03% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- ibm/data risk manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 70.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4427
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180532VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180532VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-4427US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.