# CVE-2018-12466: openbuildservice allowed deleting packages via project links

> Authenticated users can delete packages in projects with links due to missing authorization checks in openSUSE openbuildservice.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12466, GHSA-3mj8-3cm6-5whc, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12466

## What is CVE-2018-12466?

CVE-2018-12466 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in opensuse openbuildservice, published on 1 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

openSUSE openbuildservice before 9.2.4 allowed authenticated users to delete packages on specific projects with project links.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12466?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opensuse Open Build Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-12466?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2018-12466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2018-12466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-12466 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in opensuse openbuildservice, published on 1 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12466 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-2018-12466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12466/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12466/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.