OMERO.web displays unecessary user information when requesting password reset
Background
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.
Impact
OMERO.web before 5.29.1
Patches
User should upgrade to 5.29.2 or higher
Workarounds
Disable the Forgot password option in OMERO.web using the omero.web.show_forgot_password configuration property^1.
Thanks to Christopher Youd who reported the issue.
Open an issue in omero-web Email us at security@openmicroscopy.org
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | omero-web | < 5.29.2 | 5.29.2 |
References
- https://github.com/ome/omero-web/security/advisories/GHSA-gpmg-4x4g-mr5r
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54791
- https://github.com/ome/omero-web/commit/8aa2789e8f759c73f1517abe9a0abd44e86644ad
- https://github.com/ome/omero-web
- https://pypi.org/project/omero-web
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpmg-4x4g-mr5r
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-209- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
omero-web- Disclosed
- 13.08.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-1717 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gpmg-4x4g-mr5r - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: omero-web
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 06.2020 11.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 1
- Medium 4
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 0
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