Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
TeamPass versions before 2.1.27.4 have a reported SQL injection flaw in users.queries.php. For executives, this matters because TeamPass stores sensitive password-management data, but the public bundle does not provide severity, exploit details, or confirmed active attacks.
Executive priority
Treat this as a timely remediation item for any legacy TeamPass deployment, especially internet-facing systems. Urgency depends on exposure, because the public record lacks severity scoring and active-exploitation evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2017-9436 describes SQL injection in TeamPass users.queries.php before version 2.1.27.4. The provided record does not include CVSS, CWE, affected CPEs, vulnerable parameters, authentication context, or proof-of-exploit details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to TeamPass deployments older than 2.1.27.4. Risk is higher where the TeamPass web application is reachable by untrusted users. The sources do not clarify required privileges or specific configurations.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle marks CISA KEV as false and gives no cited evidence of active exploitation. SQL injection can enable serious data access, but exploitability and impact are not documented here.
Researcher notes
The source record is sparse. It identifies TeamPass before 2.1.27.4 and users.queries.php, but omits parameter-level details, prerequisites, CVSS, CWE, and confirmed fix mechanics. Avoid assumptions beyond vendor/CVE confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory TeamPass deployments and identify versions below 2.1.27.4.
- Prioritize upgrade planning for any TeamPass instance older than 2.1.27.4.
- Check TeamPass vendor changelog and guidance for fixed-release details.
- Restrict access to TeamPass administration and user-facing endpoints where possible.
- Review web application logs for unusual requests to users.queries.php.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the deployed TeamPass version on every instance.
- Verify whether users.queries.php exists in the deployed application path.
- Check whether TeamPass is externally reachable or limited to trusted networks.
- Review vendor changelog entries around version 2.1.27.4.
- Look for unexpected database errors or suspicious access patterns in logs.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/nilsteampassnet/TeamPass/blob/master/changelog.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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