MEDIUM 6.5

PYSEC-2026-1744

open-webui Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability

Quick fix

PYSEC-2026-1744 — open-webui: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'open-webui>=0.6.3'

Details

An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in open-webui/open-webui version v0.3.8. The vulnerability occurs in the API endpoint `http://0.0.0.0:3000/api/v1/memories/{id}/update`, where the decentralization design is flawed, allowing attackers to edit other users' memories without proper authorization.

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Affected packages

PyPI / open-webui

Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 0.6.3

Fix pip install --upgrade 'open-webui>=0.6.3'

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7041 [ADVISORY]
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui [PACKAGE]
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/main/backend/apps/webui/routers/memories.py#L71 [WEB]
https://huntr.com/bounties/6855227f-1237-47b8-8d37-29aad7ddec3a [WEB]
https://pypi.org/project/open-webui [PACKAGE]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xcvc-5hgv-phqg [ADVISORY]