[GH-ISSUE #7109] Use sub-path and change admin path will bypass htpasswd_file authentication #30107

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opened 2026-06-17 09:50:26 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @quyleanh on GitHub (Apr 18, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues/7109

Prerequisites

Vaultwarden Support String

Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page)

  • Vaultwarden version: v1.35.7
  • Web-vault version: v2026.2.0
  • OS/Arch: linux/aarch64
  • Running within a container: true (Base: Debian)
  • Database type: SQLite
  • Database version: 3.51.1
  • Uses config.json: true
  • Uses a reverse proxy: true
  • IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP)
  • Internet access: true
  • Internet access via a proxy: false
  • DNS Check: true
  • Browser/Server Time Check: true
  • Server/NTP Time Check: true
  • Domain Configuration Check: true
  • HTTPS Check: true
  • Websocket Check: true
  • HTTP Response Checks: false

Config & Details (Generated via diagnostics page)

Show Config & Details

Environment settings which are overridden: DOMAIN, SIGNUPS_ALLOWED, ADMIN_TOKEN

Failed HTTP Checks:

2FA Connector calls:
Header: 'x-frame-options' is present while it should not

Config:

{
  "_duo_akey": null,
  "_enable_duo": false,
  "_enable_email_2fa": false,
  "_enable_smtp": true,
  "_enable_yubico": true,
  "_icon_service_csp": "",
  "_icon_service_url": "",
  "_ip_header_enabled": true,
  "_max_note_size": 10000,
  "_smtp_img_src": "***:",
  "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3,
  "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300,
  "admin_session_lifetime": 20,
  "admin_token": "***",
  "allowed_connect_src": "",
  "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "",
  "attachments_folder": "data/attachments",
  "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false,
  "data_folder": "data",
  "database_conn_init": "",
  "database_idle_timeout": 600,
  "database_max_conns": 10,
  "database_min_conns": 2,
  "database_timeout": 30,
  "database_url": "***************",
  "db_connection_retries": 15,
  "disable_2fa_remember": false,
  "disable_admin_token": false,
  "disable_icon_download": false,
  "dns_prefer_ipv6": false,
  "domain": "*****://******************",
  "domain_origin": "*****://***************",
  "domain_path": "***",
  "domain_set": true,
  "duo_context_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "duo_host": null,
  "duo_ikey": null,
  "duo_skey": null,
  "duo_use_iframe": false,
  "email_2fa_auto_fallback": false,
  "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false,
  "email_attempts_limit": 3,
  "email_change_allowed": true,
  "email_expiration_time": 600,
  "email_token_size": 6,
  "emergency_access_allowed": true,
  "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *",
  "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *",
  "enable_db_wal": true,
  "enable_websocket": true,
  "enforce_single_org_with_reset_pw_policy": false,
  "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *",
  "events_days_retain": null,
  "experimental_client_feature_flags": "",
  "extended_logging": true,
  "helo_name": null,
  "hibp_api_key": null,
  "http_request_block_non_global_ips": true,
  "http_request_block_regex": null,
  "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true,
  "icon_blacklist_regex": null,
  "icon_cache_folder": "data/icon_cache",
  "icon_cache_negttl": 259200,
  "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000,
  "icon_download_timeout": 10,
  "icon_redirect_code": 302,
  "icon_service": "internal",
  "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3,
  "increase_note_size_limit": false,
  "invitation_expiration_hours": 120,
  "invitation_org_name": "Quy_Vaultwarden",
  "invitations_allowed": true,
  "ip_header": "X-Real-IP",
  "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000,
  "log_file": "/data/bitwarden.log",
  "log_level": "warn",
  "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f",
  "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10,
  "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60,
  "org_attachment_limit": null,
  "org_creation_users": "",
  "org_events_enabled": false,
  "org_groups_enabled": false,
  "password_hints_allowed": true,
  "password_iterations": 100000,
  "purge_incomplete_sso_auth": "0 20 0 * * *",
  "push_enabled": false,
  "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com",
  "push_installation_id": "***",
  "push_installation_key": "***",
  "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com",
  "reload_templates": false,
  "require_device_email": true,
  "rsa_key_filename": "data/rsa_key",
  "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *",
  "sendmail_command": null,
  "sends_allowed": true,
  "sends_folder": "data/sends",
  "show_password_hint": false,
  "signups_allowed": false,
  "signups_domains_whitelist": "",
  "signups_verify": true,
  "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6,
  "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600,
  "smtp_accept_invalid_certs": false,
  "smtp_accept_invalid_hostnames": false,
  "smtp_auth_mechanism": "Plain",
  "smtp_debug": false,
  "smtp_embed_images": true,
  "smtp_explicit_tls": null,
  "smtp_from": "*********************",
  "smtp_from_name": "************",
  "smtp_host": "***************",
  "smtp_password": "***",
  "smtp_port": 465,
  "smtp_security": "force_tls",
  "smtp_ssl": null,
  "smtp_timeout": 15,
  "smtp_username": "*********************",
  "sso_allow_unknown_email_verification": false,
  "sso_audience_trusted": null,
  "sso_auth_only_not_session": false,
  "sso_authority": "",
  "sso_authorize_extra_params": "",
  "sso_callback_path": "*****://***********************************************",
  "sso_client_cache_expiration": 0,
  "sso_client_id": "",
  "sso_client_secret": "***",
  "sso_debug_tokens": false,
  "sso_enabled": false,
  "sso_master_password_policy": null,
  "sso_only": false,
  "sso_pkce": true,
  "sso_scopes": "email profile",
  "sso_signups_match_email": true,
  "templates_folder": "data/templates",
  "tmp_folder": "data/tmp",
  "trash_auto_delete_days": null,
  "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *",
  "use_sendmail": false,
  "use_syslog": false,
  "user_attachment_limit": null,
  "user_send_limit": null,
  "web_vault_enabled": true,
  "web_vault_folder": "web-vault/",
  "yubico_client_id": null,
  "yubico_secret_key": null,
  "yubico_server": null
}

Vaultwarden Build Version

v1.35.7

Deployment method

Official Container Image

Custom deployment method

No response

Reverse Proxy

nginx version: nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)

Host/Server Operating System

Linux

Operating System Version

Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

Clients

Web Vault

Client Version

Microsoft Edge Version 147.0.3912.72 (Official build) (x86_64)

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Follow proxy config in "Nginx (by @BlackDex)" of wiki
  2. In nginx conf, add htpasswd config for admin page, then change the admin subpath to any subpath string
  3. Restart nginx to make sure the changing is apply
  4. Go to https://yoursubpath/admin page

Expected Result

The admin page with admin path should not be accessible

Actual Result

The admin page with admin path is still accessible, no enter username password dialog. Even there is no nginx config for that, and the subpath is changed and is not admin anymore.

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Additional Context

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Originally created by @quyleanh on GitHub (Apr 18, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues/7109 ### Prerequisites - [x] I have searched the existing **Closed _AND_ Open** [Issues](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20) **_AND_** [Discussions](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/discussions?discussions_q=) - [x] I have searched and read the [documentation](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/) ### Vaultwarden Support String ### Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page) * Vaultwarden version: v1.35.7 * Web-vault version: v2026.2.0 * OS/Arch: linux/aarch64 * Running within a container: true (Base: Debian) * Database type: SQLite * Database version: 3.51.1 * Uses config.json: true * Uses a reverse proxy: true * IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP) * Internet access: true * Internet access via a proxy: false * DNS Check: true * Browser/Server Time Check: true * Server/NTP Time Check: true * Domain Configuration Check: true * HTTPS Check: true * Websocket Check: true * HTTP Response Checks: false ### Config & Details (Generated via diagnostics page) <details><summary>Show Config & Details</summary> **Environment settings which are overridden:** DOMAIN, SIGNUPS_ALLOWED, ADMIN_TOKEN **Failed HTTP Checks:** ```yaml 2FA Connector calls: Header: 'x-frame-options' is present while it should not ``` **Config:** ```json { "_duo_akey": null, "_enable_duo": false, "_enable_email_2fa": false, "_enable_smtp": true, "_enable_yubico": true, "_icon_service_csp": "", "_icon_service_url": "", "_ip_header_enabled": true, "_max_note_size": 10000, "_smtp_img_src": "***:", "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3, "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300, "admin_session_lifetime": 20, "admin_token": "***", "allowed_connect_src": "", "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "", "attachments_folder": "data/attachments", "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false, "data_folder": "data", "database_conn_init": "", "database_idle_timeout": 600, "database_max_conns": 10, "database_min_conns": 2, "database_timeout": 30, "database_url": "***************", "db_connection_retries": 15, "disable_2fa_remember": false, "disable_admin_token": false, "disable_icon_download": false, "dns_prefer_ipv6": false, "domain": "*****://******************", "domain_origin": "*****://***************", "domain_path": "***", "domain_set": true, "duo_context_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "duo_host": null, "duo_ikey": null, "duo_skey": null, "duo_use_iframe": false, "email_2fa_auto_fallback": false, "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false, "email_attempts_limit": 3, "email_change_allowed": true, "email_expiration_time": 600, "email_token_size": 6, "emergency_access_allowed": true, "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *", "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *", "enable_db_wal": true, "enable_websocket": true, "enforce_single_org_with_reset_pw_policy": false, "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *", "events_days_retain": null, "experimental_client_feature_flags": "", "extended_logging": true, "helo_name": null, "hibp_api_key": null, "http_request_block_non_global_ips": true, "http_request_block_regex": null, "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true, "icon_blacklist_regex": null, "icon_cache_folder": "data/icon_cache", "icon_cache_negttl": 259200, "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000, "icon_download_timeout": 10, "icon_redirect_code": 302, "icon_service": "internal", "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3, "increase_note_size_limit": false, "invitation_expiration_hours": 120, "invitation_org_name": "Quy_Vaultwarden", "invitations_allowed": true, "ip_header": "X-Real-IP", "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000, "log_file": "/data/bitwarden.log", "log_level": "warn", "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f", "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10, "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60, "org_attachment_limit": null, "org_creation_users": "", "org_events_enabled": false, "org_groups_enabled": false, "password_hints_allowed": true, "password_iterations": 100000, "purge_incomplete_sso_auth": "0 20 0 * * *", "push_enabled": false, "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com", "push_installation_id": "***", "push_installation_key": "***", "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com", "reload_templates": false, "require_device_email": true, "rsa_key_filename": "data/rsa_key", "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *", "sendmail_command": null, "sends_allowed": true, "sends_folder": "data/sends", "show_password_hint": false, "signups_allowed": false, "signups_domains_whitelist": "", "signups_verify": true, "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6, "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600, "smtp_accept_invalid_certs": false, "smtp_accept_invalid_hostnames": false, "smtp_auth_mechanism": "Plain", "smtp_debug": false, "smtp_embed_images": true, "smtp_explicit_tls": null, "smtp_from": "*********************", "smtp_from_name": "************", "smtp_host": "***************", "smtp_password": "***", "smtp_port": 465, "smtp_security": "force_tls", "smtp_ssl": null, "smtp_timeout": 15, "smtp_username": "*********************", "sso_allow_unknown_email_verification": false, "sso_audience_trusted": null, "sso_auth_only_not_session": false, "sso_authority": "", "sso_authorize_extra_params": "", "sso_callback_path": "*****://***********************************************", "sso_client_cache_expiration": 0, "sso_client_id": "", "sso_client_secret": "***", "sso_debug_tokens": false, "sso_enabled": false, "sso_master_password_policy": null, "sso_only": false, "sso_pkce": true, "sso_scopes": "email profile", "sso_signups_match_email": true, "templates_folder": "data/templates", "tmp_folder": "data/tmp", "trash_auto_delete_days": null, "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *", "use_sendmail": false, "use_syslog": false, "user_attachment_limit": null, "user_send_limit": null, "web_vault_enabled": true, "web_vault_folder": "web-vault/", "yubico_client_id": null, "yubico_secret_key": null, "yubico_server": null } ``` </details> ### Vaultwarden Build Version v1.35.7 ### Deployment method Official Container Image ### Custom deployment method _No response_ ### Reverse Proxy nginx version: nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu) ### Host/Server Operating System Linux ### Operating System Version Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS ### Clients Web Vault ### Client Version Microsoft Edge Version 147.0.3912.72 (Official build) (x86_64) ### Steps To Reproduce 1. Follow proxy config in "Nginx (by [@BlackDex](https://github.com/BlackDex))" of [wiki](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Proxy-examples) 2. In nginx conf, add htpasswd config for admin page, then change the `admin` subpath to any subpath string 3. Restart nginx to make sure the changing is apply 4. Go to https://yoursubpath/admin page ### Expected Result The admin page with `admin` path should not be accessible ### Actual Result The admin page with `admin` path is still accessible, no enter username password dialog. Even there is no nginx config for that, and the subpath is changed and is not `admin` anymore. ### Logs ```text ``` ### Screenshots or Videos _No response_ ### Additional Context _No response_
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-06-17 09:50:27 -05:00
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@stefan0xC commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2026):

What's the point of this report?

<!-- gh-comment-id:4274149516 --> @stefan0xC commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2026): What's the point of this report?
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Reference: github-starred/vaultwarden#30107