Spoofing attack in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-11690 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-290 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IntelliJ IDEA Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | JetBrains s.r.o. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
EUVDB-ID: #VU27578
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11690
CWE-ID:
CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases. A remote attacker can spoof origin of the license server and execute arbitrary code on the host connected to a malicious instance.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIntelliJ IDEA: 11.0 - 2019.3.4
External linkshttp://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2020/04/22/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q1-2020/
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.
