Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Open Build Service web users could be tricked into sending unwanted requests because CSRF protection was incorrectly disabled before version 2.4.6. For an organization running OBS, this can let an attacker abuse a logged-in user's browser to perform unintended actions.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for any production or internet-accessible OBS instance. The issue needs user interaction, but successful abuse could affect build service confidentiality, integrity, and availability through a trusted user's session.
Technical view
CVE-2014-0594 is a CWE-352 CSRF flaw in the Open Build Service web interface before 2.4.6. The CVSS 3.0 score is 8.8, with network attack vector, low complexity, required user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running openSUSE Open Build Service web interface versions before 2.4.6. The bundle does not provide CPEs, deployment details, or affected downstream package names, so inventory confirmation is required.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show known active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires user interaction, typically a logged-in OBS web user being induced to make an unintended request.
Researcher notes
Evidence is strongest for product, class, and fixed-before version. The bundle identifies the vulnerable condition as CSRF protection disabled in the web interface, but does not include detailed affected-version ranges, exploit reports, or operational detection indicators.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open Build Service to version 2.4.6 or later.
- Review SUSE and OBS vendor guidance for any supported backported fixes.
- Restrict OBS web interface access to trusted networks where possible.
- Re-authenticate sensitive admin workflows after remediation where operationally appropriate.
Validation and detection
- Identify all Open Build Service web deployments and recorded versions.
- Confirm no exposed OBS instance is running a version before 2.4.6.
- Check vendor package metadata for a fixed or backported CSRF correction.
- Review web security tests for CSRF token enforcement on state-changing actions.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/2188c059b67b82171d0e28ef59f77e62d22a09d8CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870606CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.