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CVE-2024-7959: open-webui SSRF through the /openai/models endpoint

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2024-7959
Published: March 20, 2025
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.4%

Summary

CVE-2024-7959 affects the `/openai/models` endpoint in open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8. The endpoint is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) because an attacker can change the OpenAI URL to any URL without checks, causing the endpoint to send a request there and return the output. This allows access to internal services and potentially command execution by reading instance secrets.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 7.7(high)
EPSS: 0.4%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-918
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-664

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: API
Impact: Confidentiality,
Integrity
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative. The source gives this advisory a description and no title, so the title above is a headline generated from the source text.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7959

First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:49 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 90% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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