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

> Authenticated users can bypass permission checks to trigger wipe or rebuild actions on unauthorized projects, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9268, GHSA-2mj3-95g6-565f, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9268

## 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 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9268?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opensuse Open Build Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9268?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21949/): Multiple XXE vulnerabilities in OBS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2013-3703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3703/): No write permission check in change_role command (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-0594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0594/): CSRF protection incorrectly disabled (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-36777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36777/): login-proxy sends password to attacker-provided domain (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2011-3178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3178/): openbuildservice webui code injection (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9268 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: SUSE open build service. 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-2017-9268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9268/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9268

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9268/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.