CVE-2023-39261 Privilege escalation in IntelliJ IDEA
The Space plugin in IntelliJ IDEA requests excessive permissions, potentially allowing privilege escalation for attackers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-39261?
CVE-2023-39261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, published on 26 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2023.2 plugin for Space was requesting excessive permissions
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jetbrains Intellij Idea.
How do I fix CVE-2023-39261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-39261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jetbrains Intellij Idea
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4386-c34j-3g38.