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CVE-2018-7689: Open Build Service arbitrary package modification

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% 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

Lack of permission checks in the InitializeDevelPackage function in openSUSE Open Build Service before 2.9.3 allowed authenticated users to modify packages 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-2018-7689
• https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/990ef7cccef6f38fc1d1a1bb22a08e174dcba43b
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2018-06/msg00014.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-7689
• https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/990ef7cccef6f38fc1d1a1bb22a08e174dcba43b
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2018-06/msg00014.html

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