CVE-2022-48432 Security feature bypass in IntelliJ IDEA

Medium 5.2 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Chromium sandboxing in IntelliJ IDEA to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-48432?

CVE-2022-48432 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, published on 29 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2023.1 the bundled version of Chromium wasn't sandboxed.

Weakness: CWE-1188

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48432?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jetbrains Intellij Idea.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48432?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48432 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-48432 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48432 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Jetbrains Intellij Idea vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hq22-5ff9-mv6w.

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