JetBrains PhpStorm < 2026.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 379547

Synopsis

The PHP IDE installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the JetBrains PhpStorm installation on the remote host is prior to 2026.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- In JetBrains PhpStorm before 2026.3 XXE was possible in untrusted projects via PHPMD ruleset autodetection. (CVE-2026-123857)

- In JetBrains PhpStorm before 2026.3 project files could be automatically uploaded to a deployment server from untrusted projects. (CVE-2026-123858)

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

Solution

Upgrade JetBrains PhpStorm to version 2026.3 or later.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 379547

File Name: phpstorm_2026_3.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/12/2026

Updated: 11/12/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-123857

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-123858

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:jetbrains:phpstorm

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-123857, CVE-2026-123858