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CVE-2024-7040: Withdrawn Advisory: Open WebUI Access Control

mediumCVSS 3.0 4.9GHSA-cfvq-fj53-j2c7

This advisory was withdrawn on Sep 2, 2026. The publisher no longer considers it a valid vulnerability.

Withdrawn Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it does not describe a valid vulnerability. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description In version v0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, there is an improper access control vulnerability. On the frontend admin page, administrators are intended to view only the chats of non-admin members.

Published Mar 20, 2025 · Updated Sep 2, 2026

Affected packages

open-webui

Ecosystem
PyPI
Affected
<= 0.3.8
Fixed in
No patched version yet
Check
pip show open-webui

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Withdrawn Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it does not describe a valid vulnerability. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

In version v0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, there is an improper access control vulnerability. On the frontend admin page, administrators are intended to view only the chats of non-admin members. However, by modifying the user_id parameter, it is possible to view the chats of any administrator, including those of other admin (owner) accounts.

Credited to Classic298.

References

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