In JetBrains TeamCity between 2022.10 and 2022.10.1 connecting to AWS using the Default Credential Provider Chain allowed TeamCity project administrators to access AWS resources normally limited to TeamCity system administrators.
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teamcity | Jetbrains | 2022.10 (including) | 2022.10.1 (including) |
Developers often choose default values that leave the product as open and easy to use as possible out-of-the-box, under the assumption that the administrator can (or should) change the default value. However, this ease-of-use comes at a cost when the default is insecure and the administrator does not change it.