Code Injection in IntelliJ IDEA - CVE-2022-24346
Published: February 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60364
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24346
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing Right-to-Left Override characters. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code within the application.
Affected software
IntelliJ IDEA
How to mitigate CVE-2022-24346
Install updates from vendor's website.
IntelliJ IDEA - update to 2021.3.1