CVE-2018-7688

HIGHNVD 7.16.5▼Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.1

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.

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 37.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 7, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

security@opentexthttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-7688
security@opentexthttps://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/b15cf19e9e01115f653c76ffdc8f54cd97566553
security@opentexthttps://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2018-06/msg00014.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-7688
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/b15cf19e9e01115f653c76ffdc8f54cd97566553
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2018-06/msg00014.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 17× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-7688?

CVE-2018-7688 is a high vulnerability published on June 7, 2018. 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.

When was CVE-2018-7688 disclosed?

CVE-2018-7688 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 7, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-7688 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-7688 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-7688?

CVE-2018-7688 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 6.5.

How do I remediate CVE-2018-7688?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-7688, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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