9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-41132
Omero.web Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

OMERO.web provides a web based client and plugin infrastructure. In versions prior to 5.11.0, a variety of templates do not perform proper sanitization through HTML escaping. Due to the lack of sanitization and use of ``jQuery.html()``, there are a whole host of cross-site scripting possibilities with specially crafted input to a variety of fields. This issue is patched in version 5.11.0. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 20, 2021, 7:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-41132 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openmicroscopy omero-figure
2 Openmicroscopy omero-web
3 Openmicroscopy omero.web
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-41132.

URL Resource
https://github.com/ome/omero-web/commit/0168067accde5e635341b3c714b1d53ae92ba424 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ome/omero-web/security/advisories/GHSA-g67g-hvc3-xmvf Third Party Advisory
https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2021-SV3/ Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-41132 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-41132 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ome/omero-web/commit/0168067accde5e635341b3c714b1d53ae92ba424 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ome/omero-web/commit/0168067accde5e635341b3c714b1d53ae92ba424 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ome/omero-web/security/advisories/GHSA-g67g-hvc3-xmvf No Types Assigned https://github.com/ome/omero-web/security/advisories/GHSA-g67g-hvc3-xmvf Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2021-SV3/ No Types Assigned https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2021-SV3/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openmicroscopy:omero-figure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.4.1 *cpe:2.3:a:openmicroscopy:omero-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.11.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41132 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.34846

percentile

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