Medium severity · published Sep 8, 2019
CVE-2019-16097
core/api/user.go in Harbor 1.7.0 through 1.8.2 allows non-admin users to create admin accounts via the POST /api/users API, when Harbor is setup with DB as authentication backend…
6.5
CVSS
22.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
core/api/user.go in Harbor 1.7.0 through 1.8.2 allows non-admin users to create admin accounts via the POST /api/users API, when Harbor is setup with DB as authentication backend and allow user to do self-registration. Fixed version: v1.7.6 v1.8.3. v.1.9.0. Workaround without applying the fix: configure Harbor to use non-DB authentication backend such as LDAP.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)22.4% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HA
Harbor · Linuxfoundation
1.7.0; 1.7.0; 1.7.0; 1.7.1; 1.7.2; 1.7.3; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16097
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16097
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.html
Patch
https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/commit/b6db8a8a106259ec9a2c48be8a380cb3b37cf517
Patch
https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0-rc1
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.7.6
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.3
Third Party Advisory
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/critical-vulnerability-in-harbor-enables-privilege-escalation-from-zero-to-admin-cve-2019-16097/
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