Information disclosure in iTerm2 - CVE-2019-19022
Published: November 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22815
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19022
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: George Nachman
Affected software:
iTerm2
iTerm2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient documentation about the presence of search history in "com.googlecode.iterm2.plist". A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system, such as tokens, file path, IP address, etc.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19022
Install updates from vendor's website.