CVE-2019-16097

Severity

65%

Complexity

27%

Confidentiality

60%

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.

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 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

The Linux Foundation Harbor

First reported 5 years ago

2019-09-08 16:15:00

Last updated 4 years ago

2020-04-01 15:04:00

Affected Software

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.7.0

1.7.0

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.7.0 Release Candidate 1

1.7.0

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.7.0 Release Candidate 2

1.7.0

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.7.1

1.7.1

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.7.2

1.7.2

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.7.3

1.7.3

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.7.4

1.7.4

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.7.5

1.7.5

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.8.0

1.8.0

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.8.0 Release Candidate 1

1.8.0

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.8.0 Release Candidate 2

1.8.0

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.8.1

1.8.1

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.8.2

1.8.2

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.8.2 Release Candidate 1

1.8.2

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.8.2 Release Candidate 2

1.8.2

The Linux Foundation Harbor 1.9.0 Release Candidate 1

1.9.0

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0015.html

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/commit/b6db8a8a106259ec9a2c48be8a380cb3b37cf517

Patch, Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0-rc1

Patch, 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/

Third Party Advisory

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