CVE-2020-12479 TeamPass PHP arbitrary file include vulnerability

What is CVE-2020-12479?

CVE-2020-12479 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 29 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TeamPass 2.1.27.36 allows any authenticated TeamPass user to trigger a PHP file include vulnerability via a crafted HTTP request with sources/users.queries.php newValue directory traversal.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12479?

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

Products include Teampass Teampass.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-12479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Teampass Teampass

• CVE-2019-1000001 TeamPass Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-9436 TeamPass SQL injection in users.queries.php Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-7564 TeamPass vulnerable to SQL Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-3106 Multiple vulnerabilities in Teampass Critical 9.3
• CVE-2026-3107 Multiple vulnerabilities in Teampass Critical 9.3

All Teampass Teampass vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6jf9-8m34-96w5.