CWE Code: 269
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.5
CWE Name:  Improper Privilege Management
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2018-08-20
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03