CVE-2018-7688: Open Build Service accepts arbitrary reviews

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

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.

Affected products

openSUSE Open Build Service: before 2.9.3 — fixed in 2.9.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openSUSE Open Build Service 2.9.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-7688
https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/b15cf19e9e01115f653c76ffdc8f54cd97566553
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2018-06/msg00014.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-7688
https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/b15cf19e9e01115f653c76ffdc8f54cd97566553
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2018-06/msg00014.html

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