Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IntelliJ IDEA - CVE-2019-18361

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IntelliJ IDEA - CVE-2019-18361

Published: November 4, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22499
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18361
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: JetBrains s.r.o.
Affected software:
IntelliJ IDEA

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-18361

Install updates from vendor's website.

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