CVE-2024-12868
CVSS 3.0 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Mar 20, 2025
CWE ID 400
Summary
CVE-2024-12868 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting version 0.3.32 of open-webui. The root cause is a susceptible version of the starlette package, which open-webui utilizes via its dependency on fastapi. Starlette packages below version 0.50 contain a flaw that allows for uncontrolled resource consumption, potentially leading to denial of service attacks through memory exhaustion. Fastapi has since released version 0.115.3, addressing this issue. Open-webui users should promptly update their packages to mitigate this risk.
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