CVE-2024-39924

Published Sep 13, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 13.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Vaultwarden (formerly Bitwarden_RS) 1.30.3. A vulnerability has been identified in the authentication and authorization process of the endpoint responsible for altering the metadata of an emergency access. It permits an attacker with granted emergency access to escalate their privileges by changing the access level and modifying the wait time. Consequently, the attacker can gain full control over the vault (when only intended to have read access) while bypassing the necessary wait period.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-38303 An issue was discovered in Vaultwarden (formerly Bitwarden_RS) 1.30.3. A vulnerability has been identified in the authentication and authorization process of the endpoint responsible for altering the metadata of an emergency access. It permits an attacker with granted emergency access to escalate their privileges by changing the access level and modifying the wait time. Consequently, the attacker can gain full control over the vault (when only intended to have read access) while bypassing the necessary wait period.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dani-garcia
Dani-garcia vaultwarden
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dani-garcia:vaultwarden:1.30.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dani-garcia
Dani-garcia vaultwarden
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-276
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vaultwarden
Vaultwarden vaultwarden
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vaultwarden:vaultwarden:1.30.3.a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vaultwarden
Vaultwarden vaultwarden
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in Vaultwarden (formerly Bitwarden_RS) 1.30.3. A vulnerability has been identified in the authentication and authorization process of the endpoint responsible for altering the metadata of an emergency access. It permits an attacker with granted emergency access to escalate their privileges by changing the access level and modifying the wait time. Consequently, the attacker can gain full control over the vault (when only intended to have read access) while bypassing the necessary wait period.
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Mar 18, 2025, 7:56 PM
Reserved
Jul 3, 2024, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 13, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:43 AM