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CVE-2021-21377

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-21377 is an open redirect vulnerability affecting OMERO.web, an open-source Django-based software for managing microscopy imaging, in versions prior to 5.9.0. This flaw allows an attacker to redirect users to untrusted external sites after login or group context switching due to a lack of URL validation. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires user interaction, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openmicroscopy:omero.web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
53.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0083 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 15,239 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: omero-webFixed in: 5.9.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-g4rf-pc26-6hmrmedium

OMERO webclient does not validate URL redirects on login or switching group.

Mar 23, 2021

References

github.com / ome/omero-web/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / ome/omero-web/commit/952f8e5d28532fbb14fb665982211329d137908c
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ome/omero-web/security/advisories/GHSA-g4rf-pc26-6hmr
Third Party Advisory
pypi.org / project/omero-web
Third Party Advisory
openmicroscopy.org / security/advisories/2021-SV2
Vendor Advisory