Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in IntelliJ IDEA - CVE-2020-7904
Published: February 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24844
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7904
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 some Maven repositories were accessed via HTTP instead of HTTPS. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.
Affected software
IntelliJ IDEA
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7904
Install updates from vendor's website.
IntelliJ IDEA - update to 2019.3