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Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-12843 is a stored JavaScript injection issue in JetBrains TeamCity. The available description says exploitation requires a deliberate action by a server administrator, which lowers immediacy, but TeamCity often has sensitive build and deployment access. JetBrains says the issue was fixed in TeamCity 2018.2.3.
Executive priority
Treat as a scheduled remediation item unless TeamCity is exposed or highly privileged. Prioritize upgrade validation because CI/CD systems can affect source code, secrets, and deployment pipelines.
Technical view
The CVE describes possible stored JavaScript injection in TeamCity, fixed in version 2018.2.3. The source bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE, exact affected version range, exploit details, or named mitigation beyond upgrading to the fixed release. The administrator-action prerequisite is material to risk assessment.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is TeamCity deployments that have not reached the 2018.2.3 fixed version. The exact affected version range is not specified in the provided sources.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is supported by the source bundle, and this CVE is not marked KEV. The described attack path requires deliberate server administrator action, so opportunistic exploitation evidence is incomplete.
Researcher notes
The public data is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, affected range, or exploit status is provided. Assessment relies on the CVE description and JetBrains bulletin reference. Avoid expanding affected scope without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Confirm TeamCity version across all build servers.
- Upgrade affected TeamCity instances to 2018.2.3 or later.
- Review JetBrains guidance before applying alternative mitigations.
- Restrict TeamCity administrator access to trusted users only.
Validation and detection
- Inventory internet-facing and internal TeamCity servers.
- Verify each instance reports TeamCity 2018.2.3 or later.
- Review admin activity around custom content or configuration changes.
- Check vendor advisories for any additional applicability details.
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://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/06/19/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q1-2019/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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