#VU22815 Information disclosure in iTerm2 - CVE-2019-19022

 

#VU22815 Information disclosure in iTerm2 - CVE-2019-19022

Published: November 18, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22815
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
iTerm2
Software vendor:
George Nachman

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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