Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.10.0 until 0.11.1, POST /api/v1/folders/{id}/update/parent allowed a user to place a folder under itself or one of its descendants, while the folder tree walks used by DELETE /api/v1/folders/{id} and POST /api/v1/folders/{id}/read did not track visited folder identifiers. An authenticated user could persist a parent cycle and start a request that consumed CPU and memory indefinitely, with the condition remaining stored until repaired.
This issue is fixed in version 0.11.1.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
Low
Partial disruption
CVSS Vector v3.1
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 4
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/23b3a69bc26839bfa74edd1be6bfa25…
security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/28748
security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.11.1
security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-8r35-5x5r-hv74
security-advisories@github.com