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CVE-2026-54014 medium CVSS 4.3

Path Traversal in open-webui (CVE-2026-54014)

Summary

path traversal in open-webui (CVE-2026-54014). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via `GET /cache/{{path}}`. Mitigation: upgrade to `0.9.6` or later.

AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2

A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-54014** has been found in open-webui. Attackers can target a specific entry point like `GET /cache/{{path}}` over the network to misuse the product. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. What to do: upgrade open-webui to **0.9.6** or later. If unsure, ask your IT team or search "open-webui CVE-2026-54014" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-54014 (open-webui) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 4.3 Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction Attack surface: GET /cache/{{path}} / `startswith` / `os.sep` / `cache` Patched: `0.9.6` — apply immediately Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs. Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Path traversal** (CWE-22) exists in open-webui. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via `GET /cache/{{path}}` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
open-webui — . Attack surface: GET /cache/{{path}} / `startswith` / `os.sep` / `cache`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **0.9.6**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual `GET /cache/{{path}}` requests with malformed payloads or SQL meta-characters. Run `grep -r 'open-webui' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response Actions (7 steps)

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    grep -r 'open-webui' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `open-webui` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 3
    Hunt for indicators of compromise detect
    grep 'GET /cache/{{path}}' /var/log/nginx/access.log | grep -E '(unusual_payload|sqli_pattern)'

    アクセスログで `GET /cache/{{path}}` への異常なリクエスト (不正な認証ヘッダ・SQLメタ文字)を過去 30〜90日分捜索。WAF/SIEM があれば該当パスのアラート発火履歴を確認。

  3. 6
    Apply patch patch
    Upgrade open-webui to 0.9.6

    ステージング環境で 0.9.6 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。

  4. 7
    Post-deployment verification verify
    Replay attack against GET /cache/{{path}} on staging to confirm patch closes the vector

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

pip open-webui
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.9.6"}]}]

References

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