JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA HTML Injection Vulnerability via Remote Development Feature

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing HTML injection has been identified in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA versions prior to 2025.2. This issue arises through the Remote Development feature, where untrusted HTML could be injected and potentially executed.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for HTML injection, which could be used to execute scripts in the context of the user.

Remediation

Users can update to JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA version 2025.2 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: Aug 20, 2025, 10:23 AM
Updated: Aug 20, 2025, 10:23 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
7.8
impact
1.7
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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