# CVE-2012-2234: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts via the login parameter in TeamPass, potentially compromising other users' sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jg9c-vjm6-pphc

## What is CVE-2012-2234?

CVE-2012-2234 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 22 Apr 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in sources/users.queries.php in TeamPass before 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the login parameter in an add_new_user action.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2234?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Teampass Teampass.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2234 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2234 exists.

Public exploit code:

- TeamPass 2.1.5 - 'login' HTML Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Teampass Teampass

- [CVE-2019-1000001](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1000001/): TeamPass Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9436](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9436/): TeamPass SQL injection in users.queries.php (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-7564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7564/): TeamPass vulnerable to SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-3106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3106/): Multiple vulnerabilities in Teampass (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-3107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3107/): Multiple vulnerabilities in Teampass (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2234 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2234 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 22 Apr 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2234 exists.

Affected product: Teampass Teampass. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2234/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2234/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2234
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2234
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2234

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