CVE-2018-1000634
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- openmicroscopy/omero
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.openmicroscopy.org/2018/07/26/omero-5-4-7.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2018-SV3-modify-user-password/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openmicroscopy.org/2018/07/26/omero-5-4-7.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2018-SV3-modify-user-password/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.