Description
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.
Published: 2025-03-20
Score: 8.9 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6968 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j274-m559-cj4j Open WebUI Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Chat File Upload
History

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openwebui
Openwebui open Webui
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openwebui
Openwebui open Webui
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Stored XSS in open-webui/open-webui
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Open-webui Open-webui
Openwebui Open Webui
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntr_ai

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-20T18:22:11.578Z

Reserved: 2024-07-23T18:48:08.111Z

Link: CVE-2024-7044

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-20T17:48:51.621Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-03-20T10:15:35.853

Modified: 2025-07-29T18:05:55.873

Link: CVE-2024-7044

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T21:07:08Z

Weaknesses