CVE-2025-54791
OMERO.web displays unecessary user information when requesting password reset
Impact
### Background If an error occurred when resetting a user's password using the ``Forgot Password`` option in OMERO.web, the error message displayed on the Web page can disclose information about the user. ### Impact OMERO.web before 5.29.1 ### Patches User should upgrade to 5.29.2 or higher ### Workarounds Disable the ``Forgot password`` option in OMERO.web using the ``omero.web.show_forgot_password`` configuration property[^1]. Thanks to Christopher Youd who reported the issue. Open an issue in [omero-web](https://github.com/ome/omero-web) Email us at [security@openmicroscopy.org](mailto:security@openmicroscopy.org) [^1]: https://omero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/sysadmins/config.html#omero.web.show_forgot_password
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | omero-web | <= 5.29.1 | 5.29.2 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openmicroscopy | Omero-Web | before 5.29.2 |