JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA prior 2020.2 HTTP Links cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Links Handler. The manipulation results in cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-25756. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. Affected is some unknown processing of the component HTTP Links Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was published 02/04/2021. The advisory is shared for download at blog.jetbrains.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-25756. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1040.

Upgrading to version 2020.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2

Timelineinfo

01/21/2021 🔍
02/04/2021 +14 days 🔍
02/04/2021 +0 days 🔍
02/23/2021 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.jetbrains.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-25756 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-25756
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169140

Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2021 07:52
Updated: 02/23/2021 10:30
Changes: 02/04/2021 07:52 (37), 02/23/2021 10:30 (5)
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