# CVE-2019-12950: TeamPass Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via crafted CSV files in the import feature, potentially compromising user sessions and data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 6 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3pp-jcpm-2vr9

## What is CVE-2019-12950?

CVE-2019-12950 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 6 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in TeamPass 2.1.27.35. From the sources/items.queries.php "Import items" feature, it is possible to load a crafted CSV file with an XSS payload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12950?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including nilsteampassnet/teampass. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `nilsteampassnet/teampass` | Packagist | All versions to 2.1.27.35 | None |
| `nilsteampassnet/teampass` | Packagist | All versions to 2.1.27.35 | None |

Products: Teampass Teampass.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-12950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2019-12950 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-12950 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 6 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- nilsteampassnet/teampass (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.1.27.35; no fix listed
- nilsteampassnet/teampass (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.1.27.35; no fix listed

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-2019-12950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12950/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12950
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12950
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12950

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12950/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.