Intellij Idea
CVE-2024-37051
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Credential protection in transit/storage
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| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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GitHub access token could be exposed to third-party sites in JetBrains IDEs after version 2023.1 and less than: IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1.7, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP3; Aqua 2024.1.2; CLion. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.
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This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. GitHub access token could be exposed to third-party sites in JetBrains IDEs after version 2023.1 and less than: IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1.7, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP3; Aqua 2024.1.2; CLion 2023.1.7, 2023.2.4, 2023.3.5, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP2; DataGrip 2023.1.3, 2023.2.4, 2023.3.5, 2024.1.4; DataSpell 2023.1.6, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.6, 2024.1.2, 2024.2 EAP1; GoLand 2023.1.6, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP3; MPS 2023.2.1, 2023.3.1, 2024.1 EAP2; PhpStorm 2023.1.6, 2023.2.6, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP3; PyCharm 2023.1.6, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.6, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP2; Rider 2023.1.7, 2023.2.5, 2023.3.6, 2024.1.3; RubyMine 2023.1.7, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP4; RustRover 2024.1.1; WebStorm 2023.1.6, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.4 Affected products include: Jetbrains Aqua, Jetbrains Clion, Jetbrains Datagrip, Jetbrains Dataspell, Jetbrains Goland. Version information: version 2023.1.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
GitHub access token could be exposed to third-party sites in JetBrains IDEs after version 2023.1 and less than: IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1.7, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP3; Aqua 2024.1.2; CLion 2023.1.7, 2023.2.4, 2023.3.5, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP2; DataGrip 2023.1.3, 2023.2.4, 2023.3.5, 2024.1.4; DataSpell 2023.1.6, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.6, 2024.1.2, 2024.2 EAP1; GoLand 2023.1.6, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP3; MPS 2023.2.1, 2023.3.1, 2024.1 EAP2; PhpStorm 2023.1.6, 2023.2.6, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP3; PyCharm 2023.1.6, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.6, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP2; Rider 2023.1.7, 2023.2.5, 2023.3.6, 2024.1.3; RubyMine 2023.1.7, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.3, 2024.2 EAP4; RustRover 2024.1.1; WebStorm 2023.1.6, 2023.2.7, 2023.3.7, 2024.1.4
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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