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CVE-2020-4427: IBM Data Risk Manager Security Bypass Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
• EPSS: 70.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-05-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

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.

Affected products

• IBM Data Risk Manager: from 2.0.1 through 2.0.6.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180532
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180532
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-4427

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