Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-16904 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in TeamPass 2.1.27.36. A crafted password value can run script when another user, potentially an admin, views item history or taps the item. Business risk is credential-management interface compromise, but sources do not provide CVSS, patch status, or active exploitation evidence.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate priority for any TeamPass 2.1.27.36 deployment, especially where TeamPass protects sensitive administrative credentials. Prioritize validation and vendor-guided upgrade planning; urgency increases if broad users can share items with admins.
Technical view
The CVE describes stored XSS caused by accepting a crafted password field for an item in a common available folder, or for an item shared with an admin. Trigger points are viewing item change history or tapping the item. The source bundle names TeamPass 2.1.27.36; affected range and fixed version are not provided.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in organizations running TeamPass 2.1.27.36 where users can create items in common folders or share items with administrators. The bundle does not identify other affected versions or deployment conditions.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided data, and the bundle provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation appears to require the ability to set a crafted password value or share an item, then have a victim view the affected item path.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The record gives the vulnerable version, attack surface, and trigger actions, but no CVSS, CWE, affected range, fixed version, or proof of exploitation. Avoid extending scope beyond TeamPass 2.1.27.36 without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Check TeamPass vendor issue and release notes for a fixed version.
- Upgrade affected TeamPass deployments if vendor guidance identifies a patched release.
- Limit common-folder item creation and item-sharing rights to trusted users.
- Avoid privileged review of suspicious shared item history until remediated.
- Monitor TeamPass logs for unusual shared-item activity involving administrators.
Validation and detection
- Inventory TeamPass deployments and confirm whether version 2.1.27.36 is running.
- Identify common available folders and who can create or edit items there.
- Review whether users can share password items directly with administrators.
- Check change-history viewing workflows for exposure to shared or untrusted items.
- Track vendor guidance from the referenced TeamPass issue before closing remediation.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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/issues/2685CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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