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Fixed a Broken Access Control issue in /api/config where system metadata, VERSION, and full features dict were unconditionally sent to unauthenticated clients.
Fixed
Restricted exposure of the environment configuration to authenticated users only, returning a minimal flat layout for anonymous requests while keeping the login form operational.
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/24812
**Author:** [@emash](https://github.com/emash)
**Created:** 5/16/2026
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `patch-1`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`f8ad862`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/f8ad86239d07feda0b7bc1fa931a6f85691a1e70) fix: secure /api/config metadata leak for unauthenticated requests
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# Pull Request Checklist
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# Changelog Entry
### Description
- Fixed a Broken Access Control issue in `/api/config` where system metadata, `VERSION`, and full `features` dict were unconditionally sent to unauthenticated clients.
### Fixed
- Restricted exposure of the environment configuration to authenticated users only, returning a minimal flat layout for anonymous requests while keeping the login form operational.
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/24812
Author: @emash
Created: 5/16/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
dev← Head:patch-1📝 Commits (1)
f8ad862fix: secure /api/config metadata leak for unauthenticated requests📊 Changes
1 file changed (+22 additions, -17 deletions)
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backend/open_webui/main.py(+22 -17)📄 Description
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Description
/api/configwhere system metadata,VERSION, and fullfeaturesdict were unconditionally sent to unauthenticated clients.Fixed
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.