CVE-2019-16097 — core/api/user
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 app
Published
2019-09-08T15:22:49.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T01:03:32.654Z
01What is this vulnerability?
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.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-09-08T15:22:49.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T01:03:32.654Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/commit/b6db8a8a106259ec9a2c48be8a380cb3b37cf5…
- github.com — https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0-rc1
- unit42.paloaltonetworks.com — https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/critical-vulnerability-in-harbor-enables-pri…
- github.com — https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.3
- github.com — https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.7.6
- www.vmware.com — http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.html
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