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CVE-2020-4430

Path Traversal — is CVE-2020-4430real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

Medium · CVSS 4.3EPSS 68.5%CISA KEVCWE-22 · Path Traversal

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

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.

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Community real-world severity: High (High 2) — CVSS base score 4.3

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    Field note · Yuki TanakaCurated

    IBM Data Risk Manager Directory Traversal Vulnerability — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~69%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Hanna BergCurated

    Required action for IBM Data Risk Manager: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

Same weaknessCWE-22 · Path Traversal.