JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA up to 2019.1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA up to 2019.1. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-18361. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA up to 2019.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was disclosed 10/31/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at blog.jetbrains.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-18361 since 10/23/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2019.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-144696, VDB-144698, VDB-144699 and VDB-144700 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2

Timelineinfo

10/23/2019 🔍
10/31/2019 +8 days 🔍
11/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.jetbrains.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-18361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-18361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144697
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2019 07:16
Updated: 11/01/2019 07:21
Changes: 11/01/2019 07:16 (39), 11/01/2019 07:21 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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