Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw lets a logged-in attacker abuse the Open Build Service web UI’s project rebuild-time statistics feature to run injected code. For organizations still running Open Build Service before 2.3.0, the business risk is high because successful abuse could expose or change sensitive build service data.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where Open Build Service is internet-accessible or used for sensitive build workflows. The issue needs authenticated access, but the potential confidentiality and integrity impact makes stale deployments unacceptable.
Technical view
CVE-2011-3178 is a CWE-78 code injection issue in openSUSE Open Build Service webui before 2.3.0. The CVSS 3.0 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, indicating authenticated network exploitation with high confidentiality and integrity impact and no stated availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Open Build Service web UI deployments before 2.3.0. The source bundle does not identify specific vulnerable package builds, CPEs, default configurations, or hosted service exposure, so asset inventory and version validation are required.
Exploitation context
The sources state exploitation requires an authorized attacker. CISA KEV status is false, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation, public weaponization, or in-the-wild abuse.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise and historical. The record names webui project rebuildtimes statistics as the injection point, but the bundle does not provide exploit details, affected build ranges beyond before 2.3.0, or confirmed exploitation telemetry.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open Build Service to 2.3.0 or a later vendor-supported release.
- Review the referenced upstream commit and SUSE bug for vendor-specific remediation context.
- Restrict web UI access to trusted authenticated users until upgrade is complete.
- Check vendor guidance if maintaining an older downstream or custom OBS build.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Open Build Service web UI instances and record exact versions.
- Flag any deployment running a version earlier than 2.3.0.
- Confirm whether project rebuild-time statistics are reachable by authenticated users.
- Review application and host logs for unusual web UI execution activity.
- Verify remediation against the upstream commit or vendor advisory notes.
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.85.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/cbfe2ed36dd77c0843702935dea7f914bb599201CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723788CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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