Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in open-webui/open-webui
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
In version v0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, sensitive actions such as deleting and resetting are performed using the GET method. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, where an unaware user can unintentionally perform sensitive actions by simply visiting a malicious site or through top-level navigation. The affected endpoints include /rag/api/v1/reset, /rag/api/v1/reset/db, /api/v1/memories/reset, and /rag/api/v1/reset/uploads. This impacts both the availability and integrity of the application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open-webui | open-webui/open-webui | up to latest | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | open-webui (PyPI) | up to 0.3.8 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-p5vx-9hj8-cf4h |
- open-webui/open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected up to latest Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- open-webui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.3.8 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-p5vx-9hj8-cf4h
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.8 | Vulnerable | open-webui |
- cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.8 Vulnerable ·open-webui
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7035
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5vx-9hj8-cf4h
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
- 2026-10-26 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More open-webui Open Webui vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06216 Open WebUI Arbitrary File Upload + Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-07467 Improper Authentication in open-webui/open-webui CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-42359 Open WebUI: Cross-user code-interpreter and tool execution via unvalidated Socket.IO event-caller session_id CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-40759 open-webui - Remote Code Execution via CORS Misconfiguration and Session Validation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2024-07431 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in open-webui/open-webui CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-60021 Open WebUI: Same-origin XSS to account takeover via terminal port-preview iframe hardcoding allow-same-origin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2024-7035 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7035 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5vx-9hj8-cf4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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