CVE-2024-27198

JetBrains TeamCity: Authentication Bypass

As of , CVE-2024-27198 in JetBrains TeamCity is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 7 March 2024
US federal deadline
28 March 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Known
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.56 on 7 March 2024EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry
Fix
Vendor advice: blog.jetbrains.com and www.jetbrains.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

JetBrains TeamCity contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform admin actions.

CISA's description

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.11.4 authentication bypass allowing to perform admin actions was possible

The CVE record's description, from JetBrains

CVE published
4 March 2024
Assigned by
JetBrains
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-288
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  4. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 52411).
  5. CISA changed its entry. Edited: notes.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

TeamCity: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2026-63077Deserialization of Untrusted DataJetBrains TeamCityPatch nowForensic triage required by CISA; ransomware use, listed within a year; Metasploit module0.90
CVE-2024-27199Relative Path TraversalJetBrains TeamCityPatch nowRansomware use, listed within a year0.99
CVE-2023-42793Authentication BypassJetBrains TeamCityPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99

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