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Status published
High
CVE-2018-7689
Open Build Service arbitrary package modification
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Marcus Hüwe
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Affected Vendor
openSUSE
View all reports →Affected Software
Open Build Service
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 7th, 2018
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L