What is CVE-2017-1000438?

CVE-2017-1000438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openmicroscopy Omero. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2018-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openmicroscopy Omero

CVE-2017-1000438

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.

Published 2018-01-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openmicroscopy Omero

References

www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2017-SV5-filename-2/ (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000438?: CVE-2017-1000438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openmicroscopy Omero. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2018-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.