CVE-2020-4427
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker...
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180532.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180532.
- Record
CVE-2020-4427- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/I:H/UI:N/PR:N/C:H/A:H/AV:N/S:C/AC:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25674
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180532.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25674- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/I:H/UI:N/PR:N/C:H/A:H/AV:N/S:C/AC:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24c2-gvwg-5p45
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker...
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180532.
- Record
GHSA-24c2-gvwg-5p45- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
IBM Data Risk Manager Security Bypass Vulnerability
IBM Data Risk Manager contains a security bypass vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system.
- Record
CVE-2020-4427- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180532.
- Record
CVE-2020-4427- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | IBM Data Risk Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2020-04-21 |
| Metasploit | IBM Data Risk Manager a3user Default Password | 2020-04-21 |
| Metasploit | IBM Data Risk Manager Arbitrary File Download | 2020-04-21 |
| Nuclei | IBM Data Risk Manager - Authentication Bypass via SAML |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-4427 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Ibm Data Risk Manager, published May 7, 2020. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180532
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/1
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-4427
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4427
github.com/advisories/GHSA-24c2-gvwg-5p45