Vulnerability in IBM Data Risk Manager

CVE-2020-4429

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.720 (99.4th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-4429: rose from 0.714 to 0.720.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.714 · newest: 0.720 · change: +0.006

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4429?
CVE-2020-4429 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Data Risk Manager, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-4429?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-4429 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.