Vaultwarden authenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Description

Vaultwarden v1.32.5 was discovered to contain an authenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the component /api/core/mod.rs.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
low
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Published (advisory)
2025-01-09 21:31:32 UTC
Updated
2025-01-09 23:14:11 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2025-01-09 23:14:10 UTC
NVD published
2025-01-09

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.22% 44.54%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
1.1 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:L)
Low privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:A)
User interaction is required in an active way.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:N)
No confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:N)
No integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N)
No availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:L)
Limited confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:L)
Limited integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N)
No availability impact on subsequent systems.
Exploit maturity (threat) (E:U)
Unreported: no public PoC, no reported exploitation, and no known simplification tools.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
rust vaultwarden < 1.32.5 1.32.5

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence