# CVE-2019-16904: TeamPass Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via crafted passwords in TeamPass, potentially stealing user sessions or data when items are viewed.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 26 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rpmr-fwh5-24fm

## What is CVE-2019-16904?

CVE-2019-16904 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 26 Sep 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

TeamPass 2.1.27.36 allows Stored XSS by setting a crafted password for an item in a common available folder or sharing the item with an admin. (The crafted password is exploitable when viewing the change history of the item or tapping on the item.)

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16904?

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 2.1.27.36 | None |
| `nilsteampassnet/teampass` | Packagist | All versions to 2.1.27.36 | None |

Products: Teampass Teampass.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-16904?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-16904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16904 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-2019-16904 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-16904 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 26 Sep 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-2019-16904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- nilsteampassnet/teampass (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.1.27.36; no fix listed
- nilsteampassnet/teampass (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.1.27.36; 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-2019-16904/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16904/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16904
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16904
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16904

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16904/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.