JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA prior 2018.1.8/2018.2.8/2018.3.5 Configuration File credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Configuration File. The manipulation results in credentials management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-9823. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In several JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA versions, creating remote run configurations of JavaEE application servers leads to saving a cleartext record of the server credentials in the IDE configuration files. The issue has been fixed in the following versions: 2018.3.5, 2018.2.8, 2018.1.8.

The weakness was presented 07/03/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blog.jetbrains.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-9823 since 03/14/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

Upgrading to version 2018.1.8, 2018.2.8 or 2018.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-137280, VDB-137282, VDB-137283 and VDB-137287 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IntelliJ IDEA 2018.1.8/2018.2.8/2018.3.5

Timelineinfo

03/14/2019 🔍
07/03/2019 +111 days 🔍
07/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/01/2020 +363 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.jetbrains.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-9823 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137328
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2019 12:14
Updated: 07/01/2020 09:27
Changes: 07/04/2019 12:14 (57), 07/01/2020 09:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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