CVE-2021-43199
JetBrains TeamCity vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2021.1.2, permission checks in the Create Patch functionality are insufficient. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-43199 and was disclosed in Q3 2021 (JetBrains Blog, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.3 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability affects the permission checks in the Create Patch functionality, potentially allowing unauthorized access or modifications to patches in TeamCity (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in TeamCity version 2021.1.2. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (JetBrains Blog).

Additional resources


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