Information Exposure Affecting omero-web package, versions [,5.29.2)
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- published14 Aug 2025
- disclosed13 Aug 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Aug 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade omero-web to version 5.29.2 or higher.
Overview
omero-web is an OMERO.web
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure via the getGuestConnection function in the webadmin/views.py file. An attacker can obtain unnecessary user information by triggering error messages during password reset attempts.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling the Forgot password option using the omero.web.show_forgot_password configuration property.