CVE-2026-45315

Open WebUI: Stored XSS via attacker-controlled file extension in /api/v1/audio/transcriptions

State
Published
Severity
8.7 High
Published
May 15, 2026
Updated
May 19, 2026
Reserved
May 11, 2026

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Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.3, the audio transcription upload endpoint takes the file extension from the user-supplied filename and saves the file under CACHE_DIR/audio/transcriptions/.. The /cache/{path} route serves these files via FileResponse, which sets Content-Type from the on-disk extension and emits no Content-Disposition. A verified user with the default-on chat.stt permission can upload a polyglot WAV+HTML file named pwn.html and trick any other user into opening the resulting URL — the response comes back as text/html and any embedded <script> runs in the Open WebUI origin. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.3.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-646 Reliance on File Name or Extension of Externally-Supplied File

Affected Products

ProductVersions
open-webuiopen-webui
  • < 0.9.3Affected

References

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