7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.1%
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.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(189237);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-39261");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0043-S");
script_name(english:"JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA < 2023.2 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (macOS)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The instance of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA installed on the remote host is affected by an execution with unnecessary
privileges vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA version 2023.2 or later.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-39261");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/07/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/07/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/01/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:jetbrains:intellij_idea");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("intellij_idea_macos_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/IntelliJ IDEA", "Host/MacOSX/Version");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled'))
audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/MacOSX/Version'))
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'macOS');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'IntelliJ IDEA');
var constraints = [
{'fixed_version': '2023.2'}
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
jetbrains | intellij_idea | cpe:/a:jetbrains:intellij_idea | |
apple | mac_os_x | cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x |
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.1%