# CVE-2019-12844: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into TeamCity pages, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-437r-jfr8-6766

## What is CVE-2019-12844?

CVE-2019-12844 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jetbrains Teamcity, published on 3 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A possible stored JavaScript injection was detected on one of the JetBrains TeamCity pages. The issue was fixed in TeamCity 2018.2.3.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12844?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jetbrains Teamcity.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-12844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jetbrains Teamcity

- [CVE-2026-63077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63077/): JetBrains TeamCity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-27198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27198/): JetBrains TeamCity Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-42793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42793/): JetBrains TeamCity Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-27199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27199/): JetBrains TeamCity Relative Path Traversal (high 7.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-23917](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23917/): Auth bypass in TeamCity (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12844 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-12844 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jetbrains Teamcity, published on 3 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Jetbrains Teamcity. 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-2019-12844/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12844/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12844
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12844
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12844

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