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OMERO.web before 5.6.3 optionally allows sensitive data elements (e.g., a session key) to be passed as URL query parameters

Published Jun 17, 2020

Description

OMERO.web before 5.6.3 optionally allows sensitive data elements (e.g., a session key) to be passed as URL query parameters. If an attacker tricks a user into clicking a malicious link in OMERO.web, the information in the query parameters may be exposed in the Referer header seen by the target. Information in the URL path such as object IDs may also be exposed.

Affected products

Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 17, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jan 23, 2020
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
GHSA-VWXV-FRJ6-FHC9