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CVE-2011-3178: openbuildservice webui code injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

In the web ui of the openbuildservice before 2.3.0 a code injection of the project rebuildtimes statistics could be used by authorized attackers to execute shellcode.

Affected products

• openSUSE Open Build Service: before 2.3.0 — fixed in 2.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openSUSE Open Build Service 2.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723788
• https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/cbfe2ed36dd77c0843702935dea7f914bb599201
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723788
• https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/cbfe2ed36dd77c0843702935dea7f914bb599201

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