Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-7041

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 09 October 2024

Published
09 October 2024
Modified
15 October 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0014 34.7th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-7041 is a medium-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) vulnerability in Openwebui Open Webui. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 34.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); 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 Other ATLAS/OWASP Terms risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: Direct (AML.T0051.000).

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in open-webui/open-webui version v0.3.8. The vulnerability occurs in the API endpoint `http://0.0.0.0:3000/api/v1/memories/{id}/update`, where the decentralization design is flawed, allowing attackers to edit other users' memories without proper authorization.

CWE(s)
CWE-639

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
Enterprise AI Assistants
Risk Domain
Other ATLAS/OWASP Terms
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
Open WebUI is a self-hosted web interface for interacting with LLMs and AI models (e.g., via Ollama), functioning as an enterprise-grade AI assistant platform. The vulnerability affects its API for managing user 'memories' (likely conversation or context data), confirming AI relevance.

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

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.
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T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation Impact
Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data at rest in order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus threatening the integrity of the data.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

IDOR in public-facing web API (/api/v1/memories/{id}/update) enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and unauthorized modification of other users' stored memories (T1565.001).

MITRE ATLAS TechniquesAI

MITRE ATLAS techniques

AML.T0051.000: Direct

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.

AC-24 Access Control Decisions
addresses: CWE-639

Per-request decision making makes it harder to bypass authorization using user-controlled keys without proper validation in the decision process.

AC-3 Access Enforcement
addresses: CWE-639

Consistent enforcement of approved authorizations makes bypassing via user-controlled keys ineffective.

References