AI agent vulnerability · Open WebUI

CVE-2024-7990: Open WebUI stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

highCVSS 3.0 8.4GHSA-gj27-76gq-5v3p

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8. The vulnerability is present in the /api/v1/models/add endpoint, where the model description field is improperly sanitized before being rendered in chat. This allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that can be executed by any user, including administrators, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Published Mar 20, 2025 · Updated Mar 21, 2025

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).

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8. The vulnerability is present in the /api/v1/models/add endpoint, where the model description field is improperly sanitized before being rendered in chat. This allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that can be executed by any user, including administrators, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

References

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