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CVE-2017-1000438· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

In OMERO 5.3.3 or earlier a user could create an OriginalFile and adjust its path such that it now points to another user's file on the unde

In OMERO 5.3.3 or earlier a user could create an OriginalFile and adjust its path such that it now points to another user's file on the underlying filesystem, then manipulate the user's data.

HighCVSS 8.3 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 2, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 60th percentile
CWE
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Action score

33

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
33 / 40 · 8.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
openmicroscopyomero

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • openmicroscopy omeroup to 5.3.3 inclusive

Same product

openmicroscopy: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-7198OMERO before 5.0.6 has multiple CSRF vulnerabilities because the framework for OMERO's web interface lacks CSRF protection.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1000634The Open Microscopy Environment OMERO.server version 5.4.0 to 5.4.6 contains an Improper Access Control vulnerability in User management tha
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1000633The Open Microscopy Environment OMERO.web version prior to 5.4.7 contains an Information Exposure Through Log Files vulnerability in the log
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1000635The Open Microscopy Environment OMERO.server version 5.4.0 to 5.4.6 contains a Information Exposure Through Sent Data vulnerability in OMERO
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2019-16245OMERO before 5.6.1 makes the details of each user available to all users.
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2020-6752In OMERO before 5.6.1, group owners can access members' data in other groups.
    15Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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