# CVE-2024-6707: Open WebUI Arbitrary File Upload + Path Traversal

> Attackers can upload malicious files to arbitrary server locations via path traversal, potentially leading to code execution or data modification.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67jr-crfx-vm73

## What is CVE-2024-6707?

CVE-2024-6707 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Openwebui Open Webui, published on 7 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Attacker controlled files can be uploaded to arbitrary locations on the web server's filesystem by abusing a path traversal vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6707?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openwebui Open Webui.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6707?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6707 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6707 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Openwebui Open Webui

- [CVE-2026-44551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44551/): Open WebUI: LDAP Empty Password Authentication Bypass (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-56400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56400/): open-webui - Remote Code Execution via CORS Misconfiguration and Session Validation (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2024-8017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8017/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in open-webui/open-webui (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2026-45672](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45672/): Open WebUI: Jupyter code execution works despite `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION=false` — feature gate bypassed (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-87995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87995/): Open WebUI: Same-origin XSS to account takeover via terminal port-preview iframe hardcoding allow-same-origin (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6707 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6707 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Openwebui Open Webui, published on 7 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6707 exists.

Affected product: Openwebui Open Webui. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6707/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6707/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6707
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6707
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6707

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6707/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.