Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-7037

HighPublic PoC

Published: 09 October 2024

Published
09 October 2024
Modified
29 July 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0228 85.0th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-7037 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Openwebui Open Webui. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique File Deletion (T1070.004); ranked in the top 15.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Enterprise AI Assistants; in the Supply Chain and Deployment risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: AI Model Inference API Access (AML.T0040), External Harms (AML.T0048), Exfiltration via AI Inference API (AML.T0024).

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In version v0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, the endpoint /api/pipelines/upload is vulnerable to arbitrary file write and delete due to unsanitized file.filename concatenation with CACHE_DIR. This vulnerability allows attackers to overwrite and delete system files, potentially leading to remote code execution.

CWE(s)
CWE-22

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
Enterprise AI Assistants
Risk Domain
Supply Chain and Deployment
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
Open-WebUI is an open-source web UI platform for managing, deploying, and interacting with LLMs (e.g., via Ollama), functioning as a self-hosted AI assistant interface. The vulnerability in its /api/pipelines/upload endpoint affects this AI platform, confirmed AI-related via AI/ML bug bounty advisory.

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
attack.mitre.org →
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer Command And Control
Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

Vulnerability enables arbitrary file write/delete via public-facing web API endpoint (/api/pipelines/upload) due to unsanitized filename, facilitating public-facing app exploitation (T1190), tool/file ingress (T1105), and file deletion (T1070.004).

MITRE ATLAS TechniquesAI

MITRE ATLAS techniques

AML.T0040: AI Model Inference API AccessAML.T0048: External HarmsAML.T0024: Exfiltration via AI Inference API

Affected Assets

openwebui
open webui
0.3.8

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References