CVE-2019-9873

Name: CVE-2019-9873
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-03T19:15:13.753+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.56%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-9873 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In several versions of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, creating Task Servers configurations leads to saving a cleartext unencrypted record of the server credentials in the IDE configuration files. The issue has been fixed in the following versions: 2019.1, 2018.3.5, 2018.2.8, and 2018.1.8.. EPSS estimates a 1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In several versions of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, creating Task Servers configurations leads to saving a cleartext unencrypted record of the server credentials in the IDE configuration files. The issue has been fixed in the following versions: 2019.1, 2018.3.5, 2018.2.8, and 2018.1.8.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.56%

72.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jetbrains	Intellij Idea	< 2019.1

References

https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/06/19/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q1-2019/Vendor Advisory
https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/06/19/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q1-2019/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 3, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-9873?

How severe is CVE-2019-9873?

Severity scoring for CVE-2019-9873 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9873?

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Source: NVD / NIST