Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 68.5%; technical severity is CVSS 4.3.
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.
Who should care
- Teams operating Data Risk Manager
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Data Risk Manager is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- IBM Security patch 6206875
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.
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Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-22
- Affected versions
- IBM Data Risk Manager (Start Including 2.0.1, End Including 2.0.4)
- Fixed versions
- No explicit fixed version is currently recorded.
- Published
- 7 May 2020
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 68.5%
- Signal calculated at 76