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critical 9.0

CVE-2024-8017 json

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in open-webui/open-webui

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-6924

cvss
9.0
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An XSS vulnerability exists in open-webui/open-webui versions <= 0.3.8, specifically in the function that constructs the HTML for tooltips. This vulnerability allows attackers to perform operations with the victim's privileges, such as stealing chat history, deleting chats, and escalating their own account to an admin if the victim is an admin.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • huntr.com https://huntr.com/bounties/ef06c7c8-1cb2-42a7-a6e6-17b2e1c744f7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 9.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • open-webui open-webui/open-webui

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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