Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IntelliJ IDEA - CVE-2019-18361
Published: November 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22499
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18361
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permission checks. A local authenticated user can escalate their privilege on the target system and potentially execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
IntelliJ IDEA
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18361
Install updates from vendor's website.
IntelliJ IDEA - update to 2019.2