Description
In version v0.3.8 of open-webui, an improper privilege management vulnerability exists in the API endpoints GET /api/v1/documents/ and POST /rag/api/v1/doc. This vulnerability allows a lower-privileged user to access and overwrite files managed by a higher-privileged admin. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can view metadata of files uploaded by an admin and overwrite these files, compromising the integrity and availability of the RAG models.
Published: 2024-10-10
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-48049 In version v0.3.8 of open-webui, an improper privilege management vulnerability exists in the API endpoints GET /api/v1/documents/ and POST /rag/api/v1/doc. This vulnerability allows a lower-privileged user to access and overwrite files managed by a higher-privileged admin. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can view metadata of files uploaded by an admin and overwrite these files, compromising the integrity and availability of the RAG models.
History

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-863

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': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Open-webui
Open-webui open-webui
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-webui:open-webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-webui
Open-webui open-webui
Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 10 Oct 2024 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In version v0.3.8 of open-webui, an improper privilege management vulnerability exists in the API endpoints GET /api/v1/documents/ and POST /rag/api/v1/doc. This vulnerability allows a lower-privileged user to access and overwrite files managed by a higher-privileged admin. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can view metadata of files uploaded by an admin and overwrite these files, compromising the integrity and availability of the RAG models.
Title IDOR in open-webui/open-webui
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntr_ai

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-15T12:49:49.363Z

Reserved: 2024-07-23T19:08:19.449Z

Link: CVE-2024-7048

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Updated: 2024-10-10T14:48:50.628Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-10-10T02:15:03.113

Modified: 2025-10-15T13:15:51.940

Link: CVE-2024-7048

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