Open WebUI Arbitrary File Upload + Path Traversal

published 2024-08-07 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47750

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits: 0; none known

Attacker controlled files can be uploaded to arbitrary locations on the web server's filesystem by abusing a path traversal vulnerability.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-08)

Exploit prediction

1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

korelogic.com https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2024-006.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Open WebUI Open WebUI
openwebui open_webui

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

korelogic.com /Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2024-006.txt
third-party-advisory, exploit
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/4
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2024/08/08/7

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-6707
NVD CVE-2024-6707

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary