# CVE-2011-3178: openbuildservice webui code injection

> Authorized attackers can execute shellcode via code injection in the Open Build Service web UI project rebuildtimes statistics.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p99p-mq58-p5hh

## What is CVE-2011-3178?

CVE-2011-3178 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in opensuse openbuildservice, published on 20 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3178?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opensuse Open Build Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-3178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-3178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-3703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3703/): No write permission check in change_role command (high 8.8)
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- [CVE-2014-0593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0593/): sed command injection (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-3178 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in opensuse openbuildservice, published on 20 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: opensuse openbuildservice. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3178

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3178/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.