CVE-2025-5138 | BDVDB-2026-280213 Detail

Bitwarden

Description#

A vulnerability was found in Bitwarden up to 2.25.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

References#

Exploit#

https://github.com/YZS17/CVE/blob/main/PDF%20XSS%20vulnerability%20in%20file%20upload%20function%20of%20%20Bitwarden.md

History#

Version 12025-05-25Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-06-20Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-05-25
Last modified: 2025-06-20

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Bitwarden

Score

3.5 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 39.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Scripting

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
2.25.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
2.25.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

5.1 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Passive
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	None
Vulnerable System Integrity	Low
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

3.5 Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

3.5 Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v2

4.0 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR

Metric breakdown
Access Vector	Network
Access Complexity	Low
Authentication	Single
Confidentiality Impact	None
Integrity Impact	Partial
Availability Impact	None

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).