Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 until 0.11.1, SafePlaywrightURLLoader in backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py validated a user-controlled hostname in Python and then let the Playwright browser resolve it again in the sync and async request interceptors. An authenticated user controlling authoritative DNS could return a public address to validation and an internal address to the browser, exposing responses from internal services or cloud metadata through web search or URL ingestion.
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
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption
CVSS Vector v3.1
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 4
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/27402ff210bfa253445720920dfb86b…
security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/28634
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-4v28-j6q3-5m4r
security-advisories@github.com