Path traversal in IBM Data Risk Manager - CVE-2020-4427
Published: April 22, 2020 / Updated: February 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27082
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4427
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the "/albatross/eurekaservice/fetchLogFiles" API. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
IBM Data Risk Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4427
Install update from vendor's website.
IBM Data Risk Manager - update to 2.0.4