CVE-2019-9872 describes a vulnerability in several versions of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate where cloud server credentials were saved in cleartext within IDE configuration files. If the Settings Repository plugin was used with a public repository, these credentials could be exposed. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a severe risk with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2018.1, < 2018.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2018.2, < 2018.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2018.3, < 2018.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2018.3.6, < 2019.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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