Is CVE-2023-39261 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-39261 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-39261?

CVE-2023-39261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-39261?

CVE-2023-39261 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39261?

Upgrade IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition to 2023.2 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-39261

MEDIUM

5.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2023.2 plugin for Space was requesting excessive permissions

CWE-250

How to fix

Remediation Available

IntelliJ IDEA Community EditionWindows application

Affected:2023.2Fixed in:2023.2JetBrains s.r.o.

IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (EAP)Windows application

Affected:2023.2Fixed in:2023.2JetBrains s.r.o.

IntelliJ IDEA Educational EditionWindows application

Affected:2023.2Fixed in:2023.2JetBrains s.r.o.

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate EditionWindows application

Affected:2023.2Fixed in:2023.2JetBrains s.r.o.

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition (EAP)Windows application

Affected:2023.2Fixed in:2023.2JetBrains s.r.o.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

jetbrains.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.