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Verba

Open-source RAG chatbot powered by Weaviate

Self-Hosted AI Archived ★ 7.7k stars Easy setup BSD-3-Clause

This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained self-hosted ai alternative.

Verba is an open-source retrieval-augmented generation application that lets you query and chat with your data. Built around Weaviate, it offers a customizable interface and supports many model providers.

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Key features

  • End-to-end RAG app
  • Weaviate integration
  • Many model providers
  • Customizable UI

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 7.7k GitHub stars

Is Verba secure?

2 known vulnerabilities affect Verba's latest release (v2.1.3) according to OSV.dev; the most severe is rated critical.

Affecting v2.1.3

AdvisorySeveritySummary
CVE-2026-65317CriticalVerba (goldenverba) Server-Side Request Forgery via /api/connect and Same-Origin Middleware Bypass
CVE-2026-65318CriticalVerba (goldenverba) Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via WebSocket Import Endpoint HTMLReader

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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