GHSA-r29h-37fj-x2w6 — open-webui
GHSA-r29h-37fj-x2w6 is a CWE-80 vulnerability in open-webui. A fix is available for open-webui — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Open WebUI Has Stored Cross-Site Scripting in SVG Renderer
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-r29h-37fj-x2w6.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
open-webuinpmDescription
Summary
There is a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Open WebUI SVG renderer implementation.
Details
It is possible permanently save any HTML/JavaScript code in the application, which can be then executed in the context of the application domain. This behaviour can be used to extract and steal sensitive data from the application, manipulate DOM tree or being used in complex client-side attacks.
Detailed step-by-step instruction provided below. Please keep me updated about assigned CVE identifier. I'd like to be credited as: Jakub Żoczek [Securitum]
PoC
Steps to reproduce:
To reproduce this vulnerability you need to:
- Login to Open WebUI
- Start new conversation / thread
- Use prompt: "Hey. Can you draw me a green circle using SVG ?"
- SVG image should be generated.
- Now it's possible to edit the code by simply clicking on it and adding additional code. Add payload
<img src=a onerror=alert(document.domain)> - The whole code should look like this:
<svg width="100" height="100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="40" fill="green"/>
</svg><img src="a" onerror="alert(document.domain)">ok</img>
<img width="1249" alt="AI XSS1" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/75167880-79ac-4510-9743-f99bf81a215d" />
- Now clicking "Save", the new image should get rendered, and malicious code - executed (by popping alert).
Such thread could be then shared and sent to other users.
Impact
Cross-Site Scripting allows attacker to execute malicious code in context of victim's browser. This way it could be used in malicious client-side attack achieving different things, depends on attacker's goal. Such thread with rendered SVG could be shared to other user (or administrator) and gain sensitive data or even takeover someone's account.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | open-webui | all versions | 0.6.31npm install open-webui@0.6.31 |
Affected Products
open webuiopenwebuiDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for open-webui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update open-webui to 0.6.31 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-r29h-37fj-x2w6 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-r29h-37fj-x2w6 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.