CVE-2013-3703 No write permission check in change_role command
An authenticated attacker can modify user roles in packages or project metadata due to missing write permission checks in the Open Build Service API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-3703?
CVE-2013-3703 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in openSUSE Open Build Service, published on 8 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The controller of the Open Build Service API prior to version 2.4.4 is missing a write permission check, allowing an authenticated attacker to add or remove user roles from packages and/or project meta data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3703?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opensuse Open Build Service.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3703?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2013-3703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in openSUSE Open Build Service
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jw5v-mxm6-2753.