7.5

CVE-2024-7983: open-webui open-webui/open-webui

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-5v9m-57mq-qc75PYSEC-2026-1723
Published 20-03-2025Last modified 15-10-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-7983 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in open-webui open-webui/open-webui. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.88%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1

Timeline

  1. 20-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In version 0.3.8 of open-webui, an endpoint for converting markdown to HTML is exposed without authentication. A maliciously crafted markdown payload can cause the server to spend excessive time converting it, leading to a denial of service. The server becomes unresponsive to other requests until the conversion is complete.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.86% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (huntr.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Open-webui1 product
Openwebui1 product
PyPI1 product
  • open-webui≤ 0.3.8 | < 0.5.13

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links