Description
The Open Microscopy Environment OMERO.server version 5.4.0 to 5.4.6 contains an Improper Access Control vulnerability in User management that can result in administrative user with privilege restrictions logging in as a more powerful administrator. This attack appear to be exploitable via Use user administration privilege to set the password of a more powerful administrator. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.4.7.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.openmicroscopy.org/2018/07/26/omero-5-4-7.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2018-SV3-modify-user-password/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0097
EPSS Percentile
57.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
openmicroscopy/omero
5.4.0 - 5.4.6
Published
Aug 20, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026