1) Information disclosure

Severity: Medium

CVSSv3: 6.5 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C] [PCI]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19022

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information Exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient documentation about the presence of search history in "com.googlecode.iterm2.plist". A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system, such as tokens, file path, IP address, etc.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iTerm2: 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12, 3.0.13, 3.0.14, 3.0.15, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6

CPE

• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.3.6:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.3.5:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.3.4:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.3.3:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.3.2:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.3.1:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.3.0:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.9:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.8:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.7:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.6:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.5:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.4:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.3:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.2:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.1:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.2.0:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.1.7:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.1.6:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.1.5:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.1.4:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.1.3:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.1.2:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.1.1:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.1.0:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.9:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.8:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.7:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.6:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.5:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.4:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.3:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.2:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.15:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.14:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.13:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.12:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.11:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.10:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.1:
• cpe:/a:george_nachman:iterm2:3.0.0:

External links

https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/8491

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.