# CVE-2020-4429: Hardcoded credentials in Data Risk Manager

> Remote attackers can use a default administrative password to log in and execute arbitrary code with root privileges on IBM Data Risk Manager.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.0/S:C/AV:N/A:H/AC:L/PR:N/C:H/I:H/UI:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2020
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5634-wp84-cm8x

## What is CVE-2020-4429?

CVE-2020-4429 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Data Risk Manager, published on 7 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 contains a default password for an IDRM administrative account. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to login and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 180534.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4429?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Data Risk Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-4429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-4429 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-4429 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IBM Data Risk Manager Arbitrary File Download (metasploit)
- IBM Data Risk Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (metasploit)
- IBM Data Risk Manager a3user Default Password (metasploit)
- IBM Data Risk Manager - Hardcoded Credentials (nuclei)

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Data Risk Manager

- [CVE-2020-4428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4428/): IBM Data Risk Manager Remote Code Execution (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-4427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4427/): IBM Data Risk Manager Security Bypass (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-4430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4430/): IBM Data Risk Manager Directory Traversal (medium 4.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-4611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4611/): Privilege escalation in Data Risk Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-4620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4620/): File upload in Data Risk Manager (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-4429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-4429 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Data Risk Manager, published on 7 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-4429 exists.

Affected product: IBM Data Risk Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4429/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4429

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