CVE-2018-7689
Open Build Service arbitrary package modification
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 7, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpen Build Service
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.9.3
Affected range stops below 2.9.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2018-06/msg00014.htmlCVSS
7.1HIGHmicrofocus
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862
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