Multiple vulnerabilities in IntelliJ IDEA

Published: 2022-02-08 | Updated: 2022-02-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-24346 CVE-2022-24345
CWE-ID	CWE-94 CWE-264
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 information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU60364

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24346

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing Right-to-Left Override characters. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code within the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IntelliJ IDEA: 2021.3

External links

http://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2022/02/08/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q4-2021

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU60363