What is CVE-2014-7198?

CVE-2014-7198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openmicroscopy Omero, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2014-7198?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Openmicroscopy Omero

CVE-2014-7198

OMERO before 5.0.6 has multiple CSRF vulnerabilities because the framework for OMERO's web interface lacks CSRF protection.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2019-04-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openmicroscopy Omero

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2014-SV3-csrf/ (Vendor Advisory)
lists.openmicroscopy.org.uk/pipermail/ome-users/2014-November/004871.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7198?: CVE-2014-7198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openmicroscopy Omero, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2014-7198?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.