# CVE-2023-3553: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in nilsteampassnet/teampass

> An attacker can access sensitive information in TeamPass without authorization, requiring an upgrade to secure the application.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2rhg-hqq9-8xjh

## What is CVE-2023-3553?

CVE-2023-3553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 8 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in GitHub repository nilsteampassnet/teampass prior to 3.0.10.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3553?

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 | 3.0.10 |
| `nilsteampassnet/teampass` | Packagist | All versions | 3.0.10 |

Products: Teampass Teampass.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3553?

Upgrade nilsteampassnet/teampass to 3.0.10 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-3553 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3553 exists.

## 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-2023-3553 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teampass Teampass, published on 8 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3553 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- nilsteampassnet/teampass (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.10
- nilsteampassnet/teampass (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.10

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-2023-3553/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3553/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3553
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3553
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3553

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3553/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.