CVE-2020-4430 IBM Data Risk Manager Directory Traversal

Exploited in the wild Medium 4.3 Published 7 May 2020 Updated 12 Jan 2026

Remote authenticated attackers can traverse directories to download arbitrary files from IBM Data Risk Manager systems.

Exploited in the wild: Since 3 Nov 2021
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4430?

CVE-2020-4430 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Data Risk Manager, published on 7 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4430?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Data Risk Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 3 May 2022.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-4430 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2020-4430 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-86cc-wh6w-cw2h.