---
id: CVE-2024-12537
aliases:
  - GHSA-chf7-q7m5-fq92
  - PYSEC-2026-1728
title: Open WebUI Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability
summary: Open WebUI Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
vendor: open-webui
product: open-webui
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - open-webui <= 0.3.32
  - open-webui <= 0.3.32
published: '2025-03-20'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-chf7-q7m5-fq92'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12537'
  - url: 'https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/e8babe62bc8e466be0367703fd062a981f5c2394/src/lib/apis/utils/index.ts#L25-L56
  - url: 'https://huntr.com/bounties/edabd06c-acc0-428c-a481-271f333755bc'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00886
epssPercentile: 0.56075
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:48.388Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/fineman999/POC_CVE-2024-12537'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-08T15:36:50.152Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

In version 0.3.32 of open-webui/open-webui, the absence of authentication mechanisms allows any unauthenticated attacker to access the `api/v1/utils/code/format` endpoint. If a malicious actor sends a POST request with an excessively high volume of content, the server could become completely unresponsive. This could lead to severe performance issues, causing the server to become unresponsive or experience significant degradation, ultimately resulting in service interruptions for legitimate users.

## Affected packages

- `open-webui <= 0.3.32`
- `open-webui <= 0.3.32`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.