Open Build Service accepts arbitrary reviews
Priority LOW 33CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A missing permission check in the review handling of openSUSE Open Build Service before 2.9.3 allowed all authenticated users to modify sources in projects where they do not have write permissions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01101 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Open Build Service (openSUSE): 2.9.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Open Build Service (openSUSE) Fixed in 2.9.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
openSUSE Open Build Service 2.9.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2018-05544 Open Build Service arbitrary package modificationPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7688
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fp2-98jv-g7j6
References
More openSUSE Open Build Service vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-00569 sed command injection CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-03685 open build service allows anyone to upload rpms CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06311 Multiple XXE vulnerabilities in OBS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2011-02808 openbuildservice webui code injection CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-14898 login-proxy sends password to attacker-provided domain CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-00570 CSRF protection incorrectly disabled CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-7688 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-7688 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9fp2-98jv-g7j6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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