{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-5v9m-57mq-qc75",
  "modified": "2025-03-21T21:23:47Z",
  "published": "2025-03-20T12:32:47Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-7983"
  ],
  "summary": "Open WebUI denial of service through endpoint for converting markdown",
  "details": "In version 0.3.8 of open-webui, an endpoint for converting markdown to HTML is exposed without authentication. A maliciously crafted markdown payload can cause the server to spend excessive time converting it, leading to a denial of service. The server becomes unresponsive to other requests until the conversion is complete.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "open-webui"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "0.3.8"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7983"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/eff736acd2e0bbbdd0eeca4cc209b216a1f23b6a/backend/apps/webui/routers/utils.py#L49"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/f8156ca5-1328-480f-a72b-8d3dfdad87dc"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-21T21:23:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-20T10:15:38Z"
  }
}