Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, the validate_url() function in backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py only validates the initial URL submitted by the caller. The HTTP clients used downstream (sync requests, async aiohttp, langchain's WebBaseLoader) follow HTTP 3xx redirects by default and do not re-validate the redirect target against the private-IP / metadata-IP block list. Any authenticated user can therefore submit a public URL that 302-redirects to an internal address (e.g. 127.0.0.1, 169.254.169.254, RFC1918) and read the internal response body via the /api/v1/retrieval/process/web endpoint, the /api/v1/images/... endpoints, the /api/chat/completions endpoint with an image_url content part, and any other route that calls these helpers. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5x-h6pp-cjj6 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5x-h6pp-cjj6 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
19 May 2026, 12:07
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Openwebui
Openwebui open Webui |
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| References | () https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5x-h6pp-cjj6 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
18 May 2026, 13:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5x-h6pp-cjj6 - |
15 May 2026, 21:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-15 21:16
Updated : 2026-05-19 12:07
NVD link : CVE-2026-45401
Mitre link : CVE-2026-45401
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45401
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openwebui
- open_webui
CWE
CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
