Summary
OMERO.web uses jquery-form library, which may be vulnerable to XSS attack
Workarounds
None.
Resources
Impact
OMERO.web uses the jquery-form library throughout to handle form submission and response processing. Due to some unpatched potential vulnerabilities in jquery-form, OMERO.web 5.29.2 and earlier may be susceptible to XSS attacks.
Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
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User should upgrade OMERO.web to 5.29.3 or higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G? GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G is a low-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in omero-web (pip), affecting versions < 5.29.3. It is fixed in 5.29.3. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
- Which versions of omero-web are affected by GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G? omero-web (pip) versions < 5.29.3 is affected.
- Is there a fix for GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G? Yes. GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G is fixed in 5.29.3. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix GHSA-J4GV-6X9V-V23G? Upgrade
omero-webto 5.29.3 or later.