CVE-2017-9268 open-build-service retrigger / wipebinaries hitting the wrong project bypassing access permissions

What is CVE-2017-9268?

CVE-2017-9268 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SUSE open build service, published on 1 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).

Weakness: CWE-732, CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9268?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opensuse Open Build Service.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9268?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-9268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in SUSE open build service

• CVE-2022-21949 Multiple XXE vulnerabilities in OBS High 8.8
• CVE-2013-3703 No write permission check in change_role command High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0594 CSRF protection incorrectly disabled High 8.8
• CVE-2021-36777 login-proxy sends password to attacker-provided domain High 8.1
• CVE-2011-3178 openbuildservice webui code injection High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9268, GHSA-2mj3-95g6-565f, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9268.