Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in IntelliJ IDEA - CVE-2019-14954
Published: November 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22500
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14954
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can perform a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to sensitive data.
Affected software
IntelliJ IDEA
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14954
Install updates from vendor's website.
IntelliJ IDEA - update to 2019.2