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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-4430

mediumCVSS 3.1 4.3In CISA KEVEPSS 69%Published · IBM

The short answer

CVE-2020-4430 affects IBM Data Risk Manager and is rated medium (CVSS 4.3). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.

What it is

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.

Weakness: CWE-22.

Severity

4.3 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Nov 3, 2021

Federal due date May 3, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

69%

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

Data Risk Manager. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2020-4430 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-4430 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4430?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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