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 and allow user to do self-registration.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 22.44% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- linuxfoundation/harbor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/commit/b6db8a8a106259ec9a2c48be8a380cb3b37cf517Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0-rc1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.7.6Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.3Third Party Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/critical-vulnerability-in-harbor-enables-privilege-escalation-from-zero-to-admin-cve-2019-16097/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/commit/b6db8a8a106259ec9a2c48be8a380cb3b37cf517Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0-rc1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.7.6Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.3Third Party Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/critical-vulnerability-in-harbor-enables-privilege-escalation-from-zero-to-admin-cve-2019-16097/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.