Unable to create attachments via the Bitwarden CLI #1524

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-06T01:58:59+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-06 01:58:59 +02:00

Originally created by @ambrozticar on 7/21/2023

Subject of the issue

Unable to create attachments via the Bitwarden CLI

Deployment environment

vaultwarden version: 1.29.0-3dbfc484

Install method: docker
Clients used: BitWarden CLI 2023.7.0
Reverse proxy and version: /
MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL version: /
Other relevant details: tried multiple CLI install methods on both Windows and Ubuntu

Steps to reproduce

bw create attachment --file test.txt --itemid [ITEMID] --session '[SESSIONID]'

Expected behaviour

An attachment should be created on the specified item

Actual behaviour

The following error is returned by the CLI:

400: Bad Request

The request could not be understood by the server due to malformed syntax.

Rocket

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Troubleshooting data

Output from docker logs (trace level):

[2023-07-21 20:17:02.288][request][INFO] POST /api/ciphers/5a578fe6-e212-4d52-aa02-2b16a1d6f1ce/attachment/v2
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][response][INFO] (post_attachment_v2) POST /api/ciphers//attachment/v2 => 200 OK
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][tracing::span][TRACE] encode_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][tracing::span::active][TRACE] -> encode_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][tracing::span::active][TRACE] <- encode_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][tracing::span][TRACE] -- encode_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.438][tracing::span][TRACE] parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.438][tracing::span::active][TRACE] -> parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.438][tracing::span::active][TRACE] <- parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.438][tracing::span][TRACE] -- parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span][TRACE] parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span::active][TRACE] -> parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span::active][TRACE] <- parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span][TRACE] -- parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span][TRACE] parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span::active][TRACE] -> parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span::active][TRACE] <- parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span][TRACE] -- parse_headers;
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][request][INFO] POST /api/ciphers/5a578fe6-e212-4d52-aa02-2b16a1d6f1ce/attachment/474f2023242c83b77194
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][rocket::form::parser::][TRACE] multipart field: Field { state: Mutex { data: MultipartState { buffer: StreamBuffer, boundary: "--------------------------008683523461881203688262", stage: ReadingFieldData, next_field_idx: 1, curr_field_name: Some("data"), curr_field_size_limit: 18446744073709551615, curr_field_size_counter: 0, constraints: Constraints { size_limit: SizeLimit { whole_stream: 18446744073709551615, per_field: 18446744073709551615, field_map: {} }, allowed_fields: None } }}, done: false, headers: {"content-disposition": "form-data; name="data"; filename="2.06l17qYisTYV9HU8allwTw==|Uq+dR9R7aS7LcovQcSx5hw==|n02O8g0frqYUvynjw77xlnkLQpmL45DsQHWRiJbUku8="", "content-type": "application/octet-stream"}, content_disposition: ContentDisposition { field_name: Some("data"), file_name: Some("2.06l17qYisTYV9HU8allwTw==|Uq+dR9R7aS7LcovQcSx5hw==|n02O8g0frqYUvynjw77xlnkLQpmL45DsQHWRiJbUku8=") }, content_type: Some("application/octet-stream"), idx: 0 }
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][multer::buffer][TRACE] finding next field: Some("data")
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][multer::buffer][TRACE] no new field found: EOF. terminating
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][multer::buffer][TRACE] finding next field: Some("data")
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][multer::buffer][TRACE] no new field found: EOF. terminating
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][vaultwarden::api::core::ciphers::][WARN] Data guard Form < UploadData < '_ > > failed: Errors([Error { name: Some("data"), value: None, kind: Io(Custom { kind: Other, error: field "data" received with incomplete data }), entity: Form }]).
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][rocket::server::_][WARN] No 400 catcher registered. Using Rocket default.
[2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][response][INFO] (post_attachment_v2_data) POST /api/ciphers//attachment/<attachment_id> multipart/form-data => 400 Bad Request

Wireshark packet capture:
create_attachment.zip

*Originally created by @ambrozticar on 7/21/2023*   ### Subject of the issue  Unable to create attachments via the Bitwarden CLI ### Deployment environment     * vaultwarden version: 1.29.0-3dbfc484  * Install method: docker * Clients used: BitWarden CLI 2023.7.0 * Reverse proxy and version: / * MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL version: / * Other relevant details: tried multiple CLI install methods on both Windows and Ubuntu ### Steps to reproduce  bw create attachment --file test.txt --itemid [ITEMID] --session '[SESSIONID]' ### Expected behaviour  An attachment should be created on the specified item ### Actual behaviour  The following error is returned by the CLI: <body align="center"> <div role="main" align="center"> <h1>400: Bad Request</h1> <p>The request could not be understood by the server due to malformed syntax.</p> <hr /> </div> <div role="contentinfo" align="center"> <small>Rocket</small> </div> </body> </html> ### Troubleshooting data  Output from docker logs (trace level): [2023-07-21 20:17:02.288][request][INFO] POST /api/ciphers/5a578fe6-e212-4d52-aa02-2b16a1d6f1ce/attachment/v2 [2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][response][INFO] (post_attachment_v2) POST /api/ciphers/<uuid>/attachment/v2 => 200 OK [2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][tracing::span][TRACE] encode_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][tracing::span::active][TRACE] -> encode_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][tracing::span::active][TRACE] <- encode_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.346][tracing::span][TRACE] -- encode_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.438][tracing::span][TRACE] parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.438][tracing::span::active][TRACE] -> parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.438][tracing::span::active][TRACE] <- parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.438][tracing::span][TRACE] -- parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span][TRACE] parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span::active][TRACE] -> parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span::active][TRACE] <- parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span][TRACE] -- parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span][TRACE] parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span::active][TRACE] -> parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span::active][TRACE] <- parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][tracing::span][TRACE] -- parse_headers; [2023-07-21 20:17:02.478][request][INFO] POST /api/ciphers/5a578fe6-e212-4d52-aa02-2b16a1d6f1ce/attachment/474f2023242c83b77194 [2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][rocket::form::parser::_][TRACE] multipart field: Field { state: Mutex { data: MultipartState { buffer: StreamBuffer, boundary: "--------------------------008683523461881203688262", stage: ReadingFieldData, next_field_idx: 1, curr_field_name: Some("data"), curr_field_size_limit: 18446744073709551615, curr_field_size_counter: 0, constraints: Constraints { size_limit: SizeLimit { whole_stream: 18446744073709551615, per_field: 18446744073709551615, field_map: {} }, allowed_fields: None } }}, done: false, headers: {"content-disposition": "form-data; name=\"data\"; filename=\"2.06l17qYisTYV9HU8allwTw==|Uq+dR9R7aS7LcovQcSx5hw==|n02O8g0frqYUvynjw77xlnkLQpmL45DsQHWRiJbUku8=\"", "content-type": "application/octet-stream"}, content_disposition: ContentDisposition { field_name: Some("data"), file_name: Some("2.06l17qYisTYV9HU8allwTw==|Uq+dR9R7aS7LcovQcSx5hw==|n02O8g0frqYUvynjw77xlnkLQpmL45DsQHWRiJbUku8=") }, content_type: Some("application/octet-stream"), idx: 0 } [2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][multer::buffer][TRACE] finding next field: Some("data") [2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][multer::buffer][TRACE] no new field found: EOF. terminating [2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][multer::buffer][TRACE] finding next field: Some("data") [2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][multer::buffer][TRACE] no new field found: EOF. terminating [2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][vaultwarden::api::core::ciphers::_][WARN] Data guard `Form < UploadData < '_ > >` failed: Errors([Error { name: Some("data"), value: None, kind: Io(Custom { kind: Other, error: field "data" received with incomplete data }), entity: Form }]). [2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][rocket::server::_][WARN] No 400 catcher registered. Using Rocket default. [2023-07-21 20:17:02.479][response][INFO] (post_attachment_v2_data) POST /api/ciphers/<uuid>/attachment/<attachment_id> multipart/form-data => 400 Bad Request Wireshark packet capture: [create_attachment.zip](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/files/12134460/create_attachment.zip)

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Reference: github/vaultwarden#1524