CVE-2019-14957
The JetBrains Vim plugin before version 0.52 was storing individual project data in the global...
The JetBrains Vim plugin before version 0.52 was storing individual project data in the global vim_settings.xml file. This xml file could be synchronized to a publicly accessible GitHub repository.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The JetBrains Vim plugin before version 0.52 was storing individual project data in the global vim_settings.xml file. This xml file could be synchronized to a publicly accessible GitHub repository.
- Record
CVE-2019-14957- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The JetBrains Vim plugin before version 0.52 was storing individual project data in the global vim_settings.xml file. This xml file could be synchronized to a publicly accessible GitHub repository.
- Record
CVE-2019-14957- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6052 No score
The JetBrains Vim plugin before version 0.52 was storing individual project data in the global vim_settings.xml file. This xml file could be synchronized to a publicly accessible GitHub repository.
- Record
EUVD-2019-6052- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w8x-fx6m-5h6x
The JetBrains Vim plugin before version 0.52 was storing individual project data in the global...
The JetBrains Vim plugin before version 0.52 was storing individual project data in the global vim_settings.xml file. This xml file could be synchronized to a publicly accessible GitHub repository.
- Record
GHSA-7w8x-fx6m-5h6x- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-14957 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Jetbrains Vim, published October 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.