CVE-2020-4430 IBM Data Risk Manager: file path flaw
In plain words: The program can be tricked into reading or writing files outside the folder it should stay in. Leaks files such as passwords and settings, or overwrites important ones.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline May 3, 2022
What to do
- Install IBM's security update for Data Risk Manager. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
- Never expose the device's admin page to the internet.
- After patching a device that was exposed, follow the vendor's compromise checks, end active sessions and change passwords.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: They face the internet and guard the whole network, so a flaw here can hand attackers a way in — and these devices usually run no antivirus, so break-ins go unnoticed.
The details
- Official name
- IBM Data Risk Manager Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- Product
- IBM Data Risk Manager
- CISA description
- 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.
- Type of flaw
- File path flaw (CWE-22)
- Confirmed exploited
- Nov 3, 2021
- US federal patch deadline
- May 3, 2022
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Questions about CVE-2020-4430
Is CVE-2020-4430 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-4430 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4430?
Install IBM's security update for Data Risk Manager. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-4430?
Only if you use IBM Data Risk Manager. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.