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TI-2024-06531 Aliases CVE-2024-7044GHSA-j274-m559-cj4j

Stored XSS in open-webui/open-webui

Priority HIGH 72CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the chat file upload functionality of open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8. An attacker can inject malicious content into a file, which, when accessed by a victim through a URL or shared chat, executes JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to user data theft, session hijacking, malware distribution, and phishing attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00529 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
open-webuiopen-webui/open-webuiup to latest—No fix listedCNA
—open-webui (PyPI)up to 0.3.8—No fix listedGHSA-j274-m559-cj4j
  • 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-j274-m559-cj4j

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.8Vulnerableopen-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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7044
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j274-m559-cj4j

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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