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JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA < 2023.2 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 189237

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Synopsis

The instance of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA installed on the remote host is affected by an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability.

Description

The version of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 2023.2 It is, therefore, affected by an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability, due to the bundled Space plugin requesting excessive permissions. An authenticated, local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to impact the affected host's confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA version 2023.2 or later.

See Also

https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 189237

File Name: macos_intellij_idea_CVE-2023-39261.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/19/2024

Updated: 1/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39261

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x, cpe:/a:jetbrains:intellij_idea

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IntelliJ IDEA, Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39261

IAVA: 2024-A-0043