IBM Data Risk Manager up to 2.0.6 Request path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Data Risk Manager up to 2.0.6. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation as part of Request leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-4430. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Data Risk Manager up to 2.0.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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 weakness was shared 05/07/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-4430 since 12/30/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/27/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 11/03/2021 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 05/03/2022:

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-154901, VDB-154902 and VDB-154903 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Status: Attacked

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12/30/2019 🔍
05/07/2020 +129 days 🔍
05/08/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/27/2025 +1998 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-4430 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4430
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154904
X-Force: 180535

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2020 10:49
Updated: 10/27/2025 15:31
Changes: 05/08/2020 10:49 (41), 05/08/2020 10:54 (11), 10/16/2020 08:09 (1), 10/16/2020 08:12 (1), 04/20/2024 07:34 (26), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 02/07/2025 14:45 (19), 10/27/2025 15:31 (1)
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