What is CVE-2021-41132?

CVE-2021-41132 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ome Omero-web, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-41132?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ome Omero-web

CVE-2021-41132

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()``, th…

EPSS: 0.006 (68.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ome Omero-web — versions < 5.11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

github.com/ome/omero-web/security/advisories/GHSA-g67g-hvc3-xmvf (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/ome/omero-web/commit/0168067accde5e635341b3c714b1d53ae92ba424 (x_refsource_MISC)
www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2021-SV3/ (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41132?: CVE-2021-41132 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ome Omero-web, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-41132?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.