CVE-2019-9823: jetbrains intellij_idea
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9823
Published 03-07-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-9823 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in jetbrains intellij_idea. EPSS estimates a 1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 03-07-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In several JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA versions, creating remote run configurations of JavaEE application servers leads to saving a cleartext record of the server credentials in the IDE configuration files. The issue has been fixed in the following versions: 2018.3.5, 2018.2.8, 2018.1.8.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.57% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score1.57%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationThe product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
- CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected systems
Jetbrains1 product
- intellij_idea≥ 2018.1, < 2018.1.8 | ≥ 2018.2, < 2018.2.8 | ≥ 2018.3, < 2018.3.5
Ubuntu1 product
- intellij-community-ideaAll versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links- blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/06/19/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q1-2019/X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory