JetBrains Toolbox App up to 2.5 SSH cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in JetBrains Toolbox App up to 2.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSH. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43013. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in JetBrains Toolbox App up to 2.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In JetBrains Toolbox App before 2.6 unencrypted credential transmission during SSH authentication was possible

It is possible to read the advisory at jetbrains.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43013 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1040 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234844 (JetBrains Toolbox App < 2.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234844). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 6.9
CNA Vector (JetBrains): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 234844
Nessus Name: JetBrains Toolbox App < 2.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Toolbox App 2.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
04/17/2025 +1 days 🔍
04/17/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2025 +9 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jetbrains.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43013 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43013
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-305507

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2025 18:41
Updated: 04/26/2025 04:22
Changes: 04/17/2025 18:41 (64), 04/26/2025 04:22 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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