Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-46719Open WebUI vulnerable to stored XSS via unescaped markdown token in MarkdownTokens.svelte leading to full account takeover and RCE via functions
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in open-webui from open-webui. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to version 0.6.6, a vulnerability in the way certain html tags in chat messages are rendered allows attackers to inject JavaScript code into a chat transcript. The JavaScript code will be executed in the user's browser every time that chat transcript is opened, allowing attackers to retrieve the user's access token and gain full control over their account. Chat transcripts can be shared with other users in the same server, or with the whole open-webui community if "Enable Community Sharing" is enabled in the admin panel. If this exploit is used against an admin user, it is possible to achieve Remote Code Execution on the server where the open-webui backend is hosted. This can be done by creating a new function which contains malicious python code. This vulnerability also affects chat transcripts uploaded to `https://openwebui.com/c/<user>/<chat_id>`, allowing for wormable stored XSS in https[:]//openwebui[.]com. Version 0.6.6 contains a patch for the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | open-webui | 0.6.6 | GHSA-9f4f-jv96-8766 |
| PyPI | open-webui | 0.6.6 | PYSEC-2026-2716 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| open-webui | open-webui | < 0.6.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:P
References
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-9f4f-jv96-8766 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/6fd082d55ffaf6eb226efdeebc7155e3693d2d01 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/main/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown/MarkdownTokens.svelte#L269-L279 x_refsource_MISC