# CVE-2024-55224: Vaultwarden HTML injection vulnerability

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by injecting HTML payloads into email username fields in Vaultwarden.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g5x8-v2ch-gj2g, MINI-cgrq-jj39-564m

## What is CVE-2024-55224?

CVE-2024-55224 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An HTML injection vulnerability in Vaultwarden prior to v1.32.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via injecting a crafted payload into the username field of an e-mail message.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55224?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including vaultwarden. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `vaultwarden` | crates.io | All versions | 1.32.5 |
| `vaultwarden` | crates.io | All versions | 1.32.5 |

Products: Dani-Garcia Vaultwarden.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-55224?

Upgrade vaultwarden to 1.32.5 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-55224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-55225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55225/): Vaultwarden vulnerable to user impersonation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-39924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39924/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-43912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43912/): Vaultwarden: Cross-Org Group Binding Enables Unauthorized Read And Write Access Into Another Organization (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-27802](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27802/): Vaultwarden: Privilege Escalation via Bulk Permission Update to Unauthorized Collections by Manager (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2026-27803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27803/): Vaultwarden: Collection Management Operations Allowed Without `manage` Verification for Manager Role (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-55224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-55224 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- vaultwarden (crates.io): affected all versions; fixed in 1.32.5
- vaultwarden (crates.io): affected all versions; fixed in 1.32.5

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-55224

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55224/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.