Vaultwarden authenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2025-01-09 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-vprm-27pv-jp3w , EUVD-2025-0047

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 3

crates.io vaultwarden 1.32.5

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-55226 updated 2026-03-26 cvss 6.5

vaultwarden: Vaultwarden: Authenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-10)

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

insinuator.net https://insinuator.net/2024/11/vulnerability-disclosure-authentication-bypass-in-vaultwarden-versions-1-32-5/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
crates.io	vaultwarden	<1.32.5	1.32.5

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

insinuator.net /2024/11/vulnerability-disclosure-authentication-bypass-in-vaultwarden-versions-1-32-5/
exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
github.com /dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.32.5
web, release-notes
github.com /dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.32.4
web, release-notes
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55226
advisory
github.com /dani-garcia/vaultwarden
package
insinuator.net /2024/11/vulnerability-disclosure-authentication-bypass-in-vaultwarden-versions-1-32-5
web

Sources

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Summary