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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-1000634 is rated Moderate Risk (45.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.53% | 0.27% | -0.25% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.27% | 0.53% | +0.25% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.27% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 3.0 | HIGH |
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1.2 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| openmicroscopy | omero | >= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.6 | cpe:2.3:a:openmicroscopy:omero:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.openmicroscopy.org/2018/07/26/omero-5-4-7.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2018-SV3-modify-user-password/ | Vendor Advisory |