CVE-2023-27706 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Bitwarden Windows desktop application versions prior to v2023.4.0 store biometric keys in Windows Credential Manager, accessible to other local unprivileged processes.

Published: 2023-06-09

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bitwarden:bitwarden:*:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31442	Bitwarden Windows desktop application versions prior to v2023.4.0 store biometric keys in Windows Credential Manager, accessible to other local unprivileged processes.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00076.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/bitwarden/clients
https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/8b5a223ad4ca0f89b6c9bcdbddef464d1755d2c0/apps/desktop/desktop_native/src/biometric/windows.rs#L19
https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/8b5a223ad4ca0f89b6c9bcdbddef464d1755d2c0/apps/desktop/desktop_native/src/password/windows.rs#L16
https://hackerone.com/reports/1874155

History

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Bitwarden Bitwarden

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-06T18:05:57.957Z

Reserved: 2023-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-27706

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:16:36.934Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-09T19:15:09.107

Modified: 2025-01-06T18:15:11.927

Link: CVE-2023-27706

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-312

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