Path Traversal in Jetbrains Intellij Idea

CVE-2024-24940

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2023.3.3 path traversal was possible when unpacking archives

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-24940: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24940?
CVE-2024-24940 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2024-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-24940?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-24940 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.