Open WebUI: Read-Only Users Can Toggle Note Pin Status via Incorrect Permission Check (Write via Read-Only Access)

SummaryThe POST /api/v1/notes/id/pin endpoint performs a write operation toggling the ispinned field but only checks for read permission. Users with read-only access to a shared note can pin/unpin it, which is a state-modifying action that should require write permission. All other write endpoint...

PYSEC-2026-2745 Open WebUI: Read-Only Users Can Toggle Note Pin Status via Incorrect Permission Check (Write via Read-Only Access)

Summary The POST /api/v1/notes/id/pin endpoint performs a write operation toggling the ispinned field but only checks for read permission. Users with read-only access to a shared note can pin/unpin it, which is a state-modifying action that should require write permission. All other write endpoin...

Open WebUI Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via Image URL Manipulation

SummaryAn application-wide Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRFvulnerability was found Open-WebUl's image uploading functionality. An attacker can set an image URL to a malicious endpoint, allowing them to perform actions on behalf of a victim user. Any authenticated user can exploit this vulnerabilit...

Open WebUI vulnerable to blind server side request forgery (SSRF) via the PDF generate function

SummaryBlind server side request forgery SSRF via the PDF generate function. The finding resulted from a penetration test for a customer. It is suspected that the root cause of the issue lies within the core of Open WebUI, which is why it is being reported as a security issue here. Tested on Open...

PYSEC-2026-2738 Open WebUI Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via Image URL Manipulation

Summary An application-wide Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability was found Open-WebUl's image uploading functionality. An attacker can set an image URL to a malicious endpoint, allowing them to perform actions on behalf of a victim user. Any authenticated user can exploit this...

Open WebUI has stored XSS via the HTML renedering view

SummaryThrough the HTML rendering view, scripts can be injected and executed. The finding resulted from a penetration test for a customer. It is suspected that the root cause of the issue lies within the core of Open WebUI, which is why it is being reported as a security issue here. Tested on Ope...

PYSEC-2026-2704 Open WebUI has stored XSS via the HTML renedering view

Summary Through the HTML rendering view, scripts can be injected and executed. The finding resulted from a penetration test for a customer. It is suspected that the root cause of the issue lies within the core of Open WebUI, which is why it is being reported as a security issue here. Tested on Op...

PYSEC-2026-2708 Open WebUI has Stored Cross-Site Scripting In Profile Picture

Summary The profileimageurl field on the user profile update form accepted arbitrary data: URI values without MIME-type validation. Two distinct attack paths were independently demonstrated by separate reporters: 1. data:text/html;base64,... in a new browser tab raresvis, 2025-04-17 — when a vict...

Open WebUI Arbitrary File Write, Delete via Path Traversal

CONFIDENTIAL Vulnerability Disclosure Analysis Documentation-----------------------------------------------Vulnerability Details---------------------1. Discoverer: Taylor Pennington of KoreLogic, Inc.2. Date Submitted: June 11, 20243. Title: Open WebUI Arbitrary File Write, Delete via Path...

PYSEC-2026-2737 Open WebUI Arbitrary File Write, Delete via Path Traversal

CONFIDENTIAL Vulnerability Disclosure Analysis Documentation ----------------------------------------------- Vulnerability Details --------------------- 1. Discoverer: Taylor Pennington of KoreLogic, Inc. 2. Date Submitted: June 11, 2024 3. Title: Open WebUI Arbitrary File Write, Delete via Path...

PYSEC-2026-2746 Open WebUI's Insecure Message Access Breaks Authorization

Description There's an IDOR in the channels message management system that allows authenticated users to modify or delete any message within channels they have read access to. The vulnerability exists in the message update and delete endpoints, which implement channel-level authorization but...

Open WebUI's Channel Access Grants Bypass filter_allowed_access_grants

Channel Access Grants Bypass filterallowedaccessgrants Affected ComponentChannel creation and update endpoints:- backend/openwebui/routers/channels.py lines 291-340, createnewchannel- backend/openwebui/routers/channels.py lines 617-638, updatechannelbyid- backend/openwebui/models/channels.py line...

Open WebUI Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload and Path Traversal

CONFIDENTIAL KL-CAN-2024-002 Vulnerability Details| | Field | Value ||---|-------|-------|| 1 | Discoverer | Jaggar Henry & Sean Segreti of KoreLogic, Inc. || 2 | Date Submitted | 2024.03.12 || 3 | Title | Open WebUI Arbitrary File Upload + Path Traversal || 5 | Affected Vendor | Open WebUI || 6 ...

PYSEC-2026-2707 Open WebUI vulnerable to Global Knowledge Base Enumeration via knowledge-bases Meta-Collection

Global Knowledge Base Enumeration via knowledge-bases Meta-Collection Affected Component Retrieval collection access validation: - backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py lines 2330-2355, validatecollectionaccess - backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py query endpoints, e.g. POST /query/doc Affect...

PYSEC-2026-2754 Open WebUI's Ollama Model Access Control Bypass via /api/generate, /api/embed, /api/embeddings, and /api/show

Ollama Model Access Control Bypass via /api/generate, /api/embed, /api/embeddings, and /api/show Affected Component Ollama proxy endpoints missing model access control: - backend/openwebui/routers/ollama.py lines 955-995, generatecompletion - backend/openwebui/routers/ollama.py lines 835-881, emb...

Open WebUI has stored XSS in Excel file preview

SummaryExcel file attachments are previewed in an unsafe way. A crafted XLSX file payload can be used to cause the sheetjs function sheettohtml to embed an XSS payload into the generated HTML. This is subsequently added to the DOM unsanitized via @html causing the payload to trigger. DetailsThe...

Open WebUI has Improper Authorization Control

CONFIDENTIAL Vulnerability Disclosure Analysis Documentation--- Vulnerability Details| | Field | Value ||---|-------|-------|| 1 | Discoverer | Taylor Pennington of KoreLogic, Inc. || 2 | Date Submitted | June 11, 2024 || 3 | Title | Open WebUI Improper Authorization Control || 5 | Affected Vendo...

PYSEC-2026-2703 Open WebUI has Improper Authorization Control

CONFIDENTIAL Vulnerability Disclosure Analysis Documentation --- Vulnerability Details | | Field | Value | |---|-------|-------| | 1 | Discoverer | Taylor Pennington of KoreLogic, Inc. | | 2 | Date Submitted | June 11, 2024 | | 3 | Title | Open WebUI Improper Authorization Control | | 5 | Affecte...

PYSEC-2026-2717 Open WebUI Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload and Path Traversal

CONFIDENTIAL KL-CAN-2024-002 Vulnerability Details | | Field | Value | |---|-------|-------| | 1 | Discoverer | Jaggar Henry & Sean Segreti of KoreLogic, Inc. | | 2 | Date Submitted | 2024.03.12 | | 3 | Title | Open WebUI Arbitrary File Upload + Path Traversal | | 5 | Affected Vendor | Open WebUI...

PYSEC-2026-2729 Open WebUI has Unauthorized File and Knowledge Base Content Access via RAG Vector Search

Unauthorized File and Knowledge Base Content Access via RAG Vector Search Affected Component RAG source resolution in chat completion pipeline: - backend/openwebui/retrieval/utils.py lines 963-965, 1063-1068, 1126-1131 in getsourcesfromitems Affected Versions Current main branch commit 6fdd19bf1...