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CVE-2025-54791: OMERO.web displays unecessary user information when requesting to reset the password

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-209

Description

OMERO.web provides a web based client and plugin infrastructure. Prior to version 5.29.2, if an error occurred when resetting a user's password using the Forgot Password option in OMERO.web, the error message displayed on the Web page can disclose information about the user. This issue has been patched in version 5.29.2. A workaround involves disabling the Forgot password option in OMERO.web using the omero.web.show_forgot_password configuration property.

Affected products

• Openmicroscopy Omero-Web: before 5.29.2 — fixed in 5.29.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Openmicroscopy Omero-Web 5.29.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ome/omero-web/commit/8aa2789e8f759c73f1517abe9a0abd44e86644ad
• https://github.com/ome/omero-web/security/advisories/GHSA-gpmg-4x4g-mr5r

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