CVE-2024-24940 Path traversal in IntelliJ IDEA
Attackers can exploit path traversal in IntelliJ IDEA during archive unpacking to read or modify arbitrary files on the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-24940?
CVE-2024-24940 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, published on 6 Feb 2024. 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 2023.3.3 path traversal was possible when unpacking archives
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jetbrains Intellij Idea.
How do I fix CVE-2024-24940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-24940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jetbrains Intellij Idea
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wxq-76w9-ghcp.